H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act”
Bill Status:
Passed by House
Last Action:
May 22, 2013 H.R. 3 grants a regulatory earmark to TransCanada Corporation, effectively exempting TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from all federal permitting requirements, including environmental requirements that apply to every other construction project in this country. The Subcommittee on Energy and Power marked up and approved H.R. 3 on April 16, 2013. The full Committee marked up and ordered the bill favorably reported on the following day, April 17, 2013.
On May 22, 2013, the House passed H.R. 3 by a roll call vote of 241 - 175.
Floor Actions
Markups
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Full Committee Markup of H.R. 1549, the "Helping Sick Americans Now Act", H.R. 1580, "a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance", and H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act" (April 17, 2013)
Apr 17, 2013
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Markup of H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act," Subcommittee on Energy and Power (April 16, 2013)
Apr 16, 2013
Hearings
Documents
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Bill Text of H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act, " Rules Committee Print 113-11 (May 16, 2013)
May 22, 2013
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Congressional Record of H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act” (May 22, 2013)
May 22, 2013
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Letter from Environmental Groups to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Opposition to H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act" (April 22, 2013)
May 22, 2013
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Dear Colleague Letter: "Vote No on H.R. 3, Bill Tramples on U.S. Law to Give Regulatory Earmark" (May 21, 2013)
May 21, 2013
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Letter from Gene Karpinski, President, League of Conservation Voters, to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 20, 2013)
May 21, 2013
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One-Pager: "Reasons to Oppose H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act" (May 21, 2013)
May 21, 2013
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Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act" (May 21, 2013)
May 21, 2013
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Letter from Carl Weimer, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust, to John Boehner, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, and Nancy Pelosi, Leader, U.S. House of Representatives (May 20, 2013)
May 20, 2013
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Dissenting Views, Committee Report on H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act (May 17, 2013)
May 17, 2013
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Bill Text of H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act"
Apr 9, 2013
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