House Adopts the Hunt Amendment to Let the Pentagon Take Land for Sable's Pipeline
United States Capitol, First Street Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States
Sable Offshore
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe Independent[1]: 'The Hunt amendment ... won by just one vote 215 to 214 in a separate vote on Tuesday night' (21 July); timed to the House[5] Clerk's roll call 260, 'Jul 21, 2026, 09:25 PM', Hunt of Texas Part A Amendment No. 7, 'Agreed to', 215-214.
By 215 votes to 214, the House added Rep. Wesley Hunt's amendment to the 2027 defense bill, authorizing the Defense Secretary to acquire easements, including by condemnation, along Sable Offshore's Santa Ynez Pipeline System through state land and Gaviota State Park.
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