Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders.
Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across a U.S. border between Canada or Mexico. A certificate must be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a facility consisting of oil or natural gas pipelines or the Department of Energy (DOE) for an electric transmission facility.
As a condition of issuing a certificate, DOE must require that an electric transmission facility be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with specified policies and standards.
FERC and DOE must meet a deadline for issuing a certificate as set forth by this bill. The bill also requires FERC to meet a deadline for approving applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-23 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 16. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-23 | Discharge | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-23 | Discharge | Committee on Transportation discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-23 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-24, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 20. | House committee actions |
| 2023-03-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-02-28 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10 . | House committee actions |
| 2023-02-28 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-02-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House committee actions |
| 2023-02-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security. | House committee actions |
| 2023-02-17 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2023-02-17 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2023-02-17 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2023-02-17 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |