H.R. 3Keystone XL Pipeline Act

2 recorded actions121 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Cosponsors: 30 · 30 Republicans
Policy area: Energy
Committees: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Jan 12, 2015 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

IntroducedJan 6, 2015
Passed the HouseJan 9, 2015
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Keystone XL Pipeline Act

Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities specified in an application filed by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State on May 4, 2012.

Deems the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement regarding the pipeline issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014 to fully satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and any law that requires federal agency consultation or review, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Maintains in effect any applicable federal permit or authorization issued before enactment of this Act.

Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction, except for review in the Supreme Court, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit over any civil action for the review of a federal agency action regarding the pipeline and related facilities.

Declares that this Act does not alter any federal, state, or local process or condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facilities.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3 as passed House without amendment on Jan 9, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 32 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 9, 2015Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 9, 2015

How every member votedHouse roll call 16

House Jan 9, 2015 · the primary vote

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Keystone XL Pipeline Act

Passed

266 Yea 153 Nay 9 not voting · 1 present

Party-line vote 28 of 419 voting members broke with their own party: 28 Democrats.

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All members429 members

Democratic187 members

Republican242 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors30 · 30 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3 and vote against it. 18 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 342 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 3 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

CHRISTIAN COALITION OF AMERICAfiled by JAMES BACKLIN

Banking · Constitution · Foreign Relations · Health Issues +14 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.Its PAC: Plastics Industry Association PAC

Government Issues · Energy/Nuclear · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +5 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Foreign Relations · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Government Issues +38 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

EARTHJUSTICE

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Natural Resources · Energy/Nuclear · Animals +5 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSfiled by TIMOTHY JAMES

Retirement · Energy/Nuclear · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Clean Air and Water (quality) +1 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Indian/Native American Affairs · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Railroads · Defense +10 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION

Energy/Nuclear · Agriculture · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +5 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

NORTH AMERICAN EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EQUIPMENT DEALERIts PAC: North American Equipment Dealers Association PAC

Immigration · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Banking +8 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERSIts PAC: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC

Environment/Superfund · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Trade (domestic/foreign) +10 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2015Filing

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSIts PAC: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 PEF

Energy/Nuclear · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +2 more7 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2016Filing

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