US HB6164 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 54-1)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for the pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Declares that this Act does not affect the ongoing work of the state of Nebraska with regard to the fully intrastate portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Title

To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-07-27HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2012-07-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2012-07-23HouseReferred to House Natural Resources
2012-07-23HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2012-07-23HouseReferred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2012-07-23HouseReferred 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.

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