H.R. 3 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act

Keystone XL Pipeline Act

H.R. 3 — 114^th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. (by CRS)

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Title

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Other Titles

• Keystone XL Pipeline Act
• Keystone XL Pipeline Act
• Keystone XL Pipeline Act

Sponsor

Kevin Cramer

Co-Sponsors

• Brian Babin
• Lou Barletta
• Rob Bishop
• Mike Bost
• Ken Buck
• K. Michael Conaway
• Paul Cook
• John Abney Culberson
• Rodney Davis
• Jeff Denham
• Charles W. Dent
• Renee L. Ellmers
• Michael G. Fitzpatrick
• Paul A. Gosar
• J. French Hill
• Mike Kelly
• Tom McClintock
• Candice S. Miller
• Jeff Miller
• John R. Moolenaar
• Alexander X. Mooney
• Markwayne Mullin
• Stevan Pearce
• John Ratcliffe
• David Rouzer
• Pete Sessions
• Bill Shuster
• Fred Upton
• Bruce Westerman
• Ryan K. Zinke

Subjects

• Energy
• Canada
• Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
• Federal appellate courts
• Judicial review and appeals
• Licensing and registrations
• Nebraska
• Oil and gas
• Pipelines

Related Bills

• H.Res. 19 (114^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3) to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 30) to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Repeal the 30-Hour Threshold for Classification As a Full-Time Employee for Purposes of the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Replace It with 40 Hours.
• S. 1 (114^th) : Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
• S. 147 (114^th) : Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

Major Actions

Introduced	1/06/2015
Referred to Committee
Passed House	1/09/2015

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 3 Keystone XL Pipeline Act	1/09/2015	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 180 voted YES 237 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage: H R 3 Keystone XL Pipeline Act	1/09/2015	This bill PASSED the House 266 voted YES 153 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/06/2015
		1/06/2015	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
		1/06/2015	Introduced in House
		1/07/2015	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 19 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against the bills are waived. The bills shall be considered as read.
		1/09/2015	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 19.
		1/09/2015	Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against the bills are waived. The bills shall be considered as read.
		1/09/2015	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3.
		1/09/2015	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		1/09/2015	Mr. Garamendi moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation.
		1/09/2015	DEBATE - The House proceeded with up to ten minutes of debate on the Garamendi motion to recommit with instructions, pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment which would require TransCanada, the developer of the Keystone XL pipeline, to certify to the President that the oil or other products derived from Canadian oil sands that are transported through the pipeline will be treated similarly to conventional crude oil for the purposes of determining contributions that fund the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was withdrawn.
		1/09/2015	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		1/09/2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
currently selected	Vote	1/09/2015	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 3 Keystone XL Pipeline Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	1/09/2015	On Passage: H R 3 Keystone XL Pipeline Act
	Put on a legislative calendar	1/12/2015	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

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