Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

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Introduced 2025-04-29Topic: energy

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act This bill establishes a new process for approving or revoking permits for the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States. Thus, it replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders. The 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 or natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across a U.S. border with 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. The bill also requires the President to obtain the approval of Congress before revoking a permit issued under executive orders for constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining an oil or natural gas pipeline, an electric transmission facility, or a related border-crossing facility.

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Recorded votes

Date	Chamber	Question	Result	Yeas	Nays
2025-09-18	House roll 277	On Passage	Passed	224	203

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-09-19	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	refer
2025-09-18	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-09-18	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4423)
2025-09-18		Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4424: 7)	floor pass
2025-09-18	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4442)
2025-09-18	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3062, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2025-09-18	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2025-09-18	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3062.
2025-09-18	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
2025-09-18	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4423)
2025-09-16	House	Rule H. Res. 707 passed House.
2025-09-15	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
2025-07-02	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 151.
2025-07-02	House	Committee on Natural Resources discharged.	report
2025-07-02		Committee on Natural Resources discharged.	report
2025-07-02	House	Committee on Transportation discharged.	report
2025-07-02		Committee on Transportation discharged.	report
2025-07-02	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-186, Part I.	report
2025-07-02		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-186, Part I.	report
2025-06-25	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.	refer
2025-06-25	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-06-05	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 13.	refer
2025-06-05	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.	refer
2025-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.	refer
2025-04-29	House	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.	refer
2025-04-29	House	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.	refer
2025-04-29	House	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.	refer
2025-04-29		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-04-29		Introduced in House	introduce

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