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But the effort withered under fierce lobbying by oil companies and other corporate interests that succeeded in killing the legislation. Colonial didn’t lobby on the measure in 2012, according to disclosure forms it filed with Congress. ABC News reported the FBI had obtained an al-Qaeda video calling for “electronic jihad” against U.S. critical infrastructure. They dropped mandates and fines in favor of a measure that would create only optional requirements.But even the pared-back bill wasn’t enough. Continued concerns about liability and privacy haunted the legislation, and the Chamber opposed the new version too.