S 1 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

Introduced Jan 6, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor John Hoeven R-ND

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Latest action · Mar 4, 2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2015
  2. Passed SenateJan 29, 2015
  3. Passed HouseFeb 11, 2015
  4. To the PresidentFeb 24, 2015
  5. VetoedFeb 24, 2015

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on January 29, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

(Sec. 2) 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.

Allows acquisition of land or an interest in land for the pipeline and cross-border facilities only in a manner consistent with the Constitution.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to act as the lead federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.

Requires DOE to: (1) carry out a review of existing programs and financing mechanisms available in or from appropriate federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used for such purposes; (2) establish a federal collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available federal opportunities and assistance for such projects that enables states, local educational agencies, and schools to use federal opportunities more effectively and to form partnerships with governors, state energy programs, state and local officials, nonprofit organizations, and other entities to support project initiation; (3) provide technical assistance for states, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance projects that meet specified requirements; (4) develop and maintain a single website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the Office for states, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use federal opportunities and assistance to develop such projects; and (5) establish a process for recognition of schools that have successfully implemented such projects and are willing to serve as resources for other local educational agencies and schools to assist similar efforts.

(Sec. 4) Declares that nothing in this Act relieves the United States of its responsibility to consult with Indian nations as required under Executive Order 13175.

(Sec. 5) Expresses the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax.

(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should approve a bill, originated by the House, to ensure that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude oil derived from bitumen are subject to the per-barrel excise tax associated with the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

DIVISION B [sic]--ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS

Better Buildings Act of 2015

(Sec. 102) Requires the General Services Administration, in consultation with DOE, to develop and publish model commercial leasing provisions for use in leasing documents that designate a federal agency as a landlord or tenant that encourage building owners and tenants to invest in cost-effective energy and water efficiency measures.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop policies and best practices to implement such measures for the realty services; and (2) make available such model leasing provisions and best practices to state and local governments for use in managing owned and leased building space to encourage investment in such energy and water efficiency measures.

(Sec. 103) Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to study the feasibility of: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures, and (2) encouraging owners and tenants to implement such measures in separate spaces. Requires the Secretary to publish such study on DOE's website.

(Sec. 104) Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency in separate spaces. Requires the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to collect data on categories of building occupancy that consume significant quantities of energy and on other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy determined to be relevant to lowering energy consumption. Requires the EIA, with respect to the first such survey conducted after enactment of this Act, to the extent full compliance with the data collection requirements is not feasible, to conduct activities to develop the capability to collect such data and to begin such collection.

TITLE II--GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS

(Sec. 201) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to provide additional energy conservation standards applicable to grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program (a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods).

Requires annual reports from: (1) manufacturers of such water heaters regarding the quantity of the products shipped each year, and (2) utilities and other demand response and thermal storage program operators regarding the quantity of products activated for their programs.

Requires the Secretary to publish analyses of data collected from such reports and to establish procedures to prevent product diversion if sales of the products exceed by at least 15% the quantity activated for use in the demand response and thermal storage programs annually.

Maintains the standards and publication procedures established by this Act until DOE determines that: (1) such water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement, or (2) procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent such product diversion.

Requires DOE to consider the impact of EPCA electric water heater standards on thermal storage and demand response programs, including on energy savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, electric reliability, integration of renewable resources, and the environment.

Directs DOE to require the water heaters be equipped with communication capability to enable the grid-enabled water heaters to participate in ancillary services programs if the technology is available, practical, and cost-effective.

Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) activate an activation lock for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that it is not used as part of such program, (2) distribute an activation key for such a water heater with knowledge that it will be used to activate a heater that is not used as part of the program, (3) enable such water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of the program, or (4) knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a such water heater.

TITLE III--ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

(Sec. 301) Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to revise exceptions to the requirement that federal agencies must lease space in buildings that have earned the Energy Star label.

Requires a space leased by an agency in a building that has not earned the Energy Star label to be benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free benchmarking program, with public disclosure. Exempts from such requirement a space for which owners cannot access whole building utility consumption data. Requires an agency that is a tenant of a space that has not earned such label to provide to a building owner, or authorize the owner to obtain from the utility, the energy consumption information of the space for the benchmarking and disclosure requirements.

Requires DOE to study and report on: (1) the impact of state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings and the impact of programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings; and (2) best practice policy approaches that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency.

Directs DOE to maintain, and if necessary create, a database to store and make publicly available energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings. Requires the database to complement, but not duplicate, the functions of the EPA Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool.

Recorded votes 8

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
Senate 68Veto Sustained62–37Mar 4, 2015
House 75Passed270–152Feb 11, 2015
House 74Failed181–241Feb 11, 2015
Senate 49Bill Passed62–36Jan 29, 2015
Senate 45Cloture Motion Agreed to62–35Jan 29, 2015
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Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 6, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEBen SasseOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-LABill CassidyOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TNBob CorkerOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 6, 2015
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-COCory GardnerOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-INDaniel CoatsOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-LADavid VitterOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-NVDean HellerOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJan 6, 2015
D-NDHeidi HeitkampOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalJan 6, 2015
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Actions 51

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  1. Mar 4, 2015Veto Message considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1274-1285, S1274)
  2. Mar 4, 2015Cloture motion on veto message withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S1274)
  3. Mar 4, 2015Failed of passage in Senate over veto: Failed of passage in Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 37. Record Vote Number: 68.
  4. Mar 4, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Mar 2, 2015Veto Message considered in Senate.
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In the Congressional Record 31

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7902James Lankford R-OKNov 10, 2015
SenateDebate and remarks S2392Orrin G. Hatch R-UTApr 23, 2015
SenateDebate and remarks S1695John Cornyn R-TXMar 23, 2015
SenateDebate and remarks S1513Richard J. Durbin D-ILMar 16, 2015
SenateDebate and remarks S1263, S1274–S1277, S1280–S1285, S1288Recorded votes S1284override vetoBarbara Boxer D-CA, Edward J. Markey D-MA, James M. Inhofe R-OK, Jeff Merkley D-OR, Joe Manchin III D-WV, John Cornyn R-TX, John Hoeven R-ND, John Thune R-SD, Lisa Murkowski R-AK, Maria Cantwell D-WA, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UTMar 4, 2015
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Research

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Printed hearings 3

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NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 114-49FOCUS ON THE FARM ECONOMY488 pagesAgriculture CommitteeApr 14, 2016–May 24, 2016
Serial No. 114-27THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: A REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES IN RESTORING THE GREAT LAKES174 pagesTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeSep 30, 2015
Serial No. 114-23H.R. 906, A BILL TO MODIFY THE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS64 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMar 19, 2015

CRS reports 9

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Cite it 9

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Amendments 247

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 2In the nature of a substitute.Lisa Murkowski R-AKMotion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 2 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 29) rendered moot in Senate.
SA 3To promote energy efficiency.Rob Portman R-OHAmendment SA 3 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 5. Record Vote Number: 6. (text of amendment as modified: CR S263-265)
SA 4No description on fileJohn McCain R-AZSenate amendment submitted
SA 5No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 6No description on fileBrian Schatz D-HISenate amendment submitted
SA 7No description on fileBrian Schatz D-HISenate amendment submitted
SA 8No description on fileBrian Schatz D-HISenate amendment submitted
SA 9No description on fileBrian Schatz D-HISenate amendment submitted
SA 10No description on fileBrian Schatz D-HISenate amendment submitted
SA 11No description on fileJeff Merkley D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 12No description on fileJeff Merkley D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 13To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.Edward J. Markey D-MAMotion to table amendment SA 13 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 42. Record Vote Number: 4.
SA 14No description on fileTed Cruz R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 15To promote economic growth and job creation by increasing exports.Ted Cruz R-TXAmendment SA 15, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 34.
SA 16No description on fileTed Cruz R-TXSenate amendment submitted
SA 17To require the use of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities.Al Franken D-MNfor Maria CantwellMotion to table amendment SA 17 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 5.
SA 18To provide limits on the designation of new federally protected land.Deb Fischer R-NEAmendment SA 18, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 14.
SA 19No description on fileDeb Fischer R-NESenate amendment submitted
SA 20No description on fileDeb Fischer R-NESenate amendment submitted
SA 21No description on fileRichard J. Durbin D-ILSenate amendment submitted
SA 22No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 23To increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems by 2025.Bernard Sanders I-VTAmendment SA 23, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 33.
SA 24To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.Bernard Sanders I-VTMotion to table amendment SA 24 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 16.
SA 25To ensure that products derived from tar sands are treated as crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.Edward J. Markey D-MAMotion to table amendment SA 25 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24.
SA 26No description on fileRon Wyden D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 27To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.Ron Wyden D-ORAmendment SA 27, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 19.
SA 28To require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefitting from tar sands development.Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIMotion to table amendment SA 28 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 43. Record Vote Number: 26.
SA 29To express the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax.Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIAmendment SA 29, under the order of 1/21/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 10.
SA 30To strike a provision relating to judicial review.Patrick J. Leahy D-VTMotion to table amendment SA 30 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 41. Record Vote Number: 27.
SA 31No description on fileTim Kaine D-VASenate amendment submitted
SA 32No description on fileMike Lee R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 33To conform citizen suits under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.Mike Lee R-UTfor Lisa MurkowskiAmendment SA 33, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 7.
SA 34No description on fileMike Lee R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 35To coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools.Susan M. Collins R-MEAmendment SA 35 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 36No description on fileCory Gardner R-COSenate amendment submitted
SA 37No description on fileJoe Manchin III D-WVSenate amendment submitted
SA 38No description on fileJoe Manchin III D-WVSenate amendment submitted
SA 39No description on fileMichael B. Enzi R-WYSenate amendment submitted
SA 40No description on filePatrick J. Toomey R-PASenate amendment submitted
SA 41To continue cleaning up fields and streams while protecting neighborhoods, generating affordable energy, and creating jobs.Patrick J. Toomey R-PAfor Lisa MurkowskiAmendment SA 41, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 9.
SA 42No description on filePatrick J. Toomey R-PASenate amendment submitted
SA 43No description on fileJohn Hoeven R-NDSenate amendment submitted
SA 44No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 45No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 46No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 47No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 48To modify the definition of underground injection.Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NYfor Maria CantwellAmendment SA 48, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 35 - 63. Record Vote Number: 41.
SA 49No description on fileBernard Sanders I-VTSenate amendment submitted
SA 50No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 51No description on fileAmy Klobuchar D-MNSenate amendment submitted
SA 52No description on fileAmy Klobuchar D-MNSenate amendment submitted
SA 53No description on fileMark R. Warner D-VASenate amendment submitted
SA 54No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 55To require a study of the potential environmental impact of by-products of the Keystone XL pipeline.Gary C. Peters D-MIfor Maria CantwellProposed amendment SA 55 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 56No description on fileJon Tester D-MTSenate amendment submitted
SA 57No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 58To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.Brian Schatz D-HIAmendment SA 58, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 12.
SA 59No description on fileBrian Schatz D-HISenate amendment submitted
SA 60No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 61No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 62No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 63No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 64No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 65No description on fileRobert Menendez D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 66No description on fileDaniel Coats R-INSenate amendment submitted
SA 67To restrict the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to arm agency personnel.Dan Sullivan R-AKfor Lisa MurkowskiProposed amendment SA 67 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 68No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 69To ensure that the storage and transportation of petroleum coke is regulated in a manner that ensures the protection of public and ecological health.Richard J. Durbin D-ILAmendment SA 69, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 8.
SA 70To require that the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration make a certification and submit to Congress the results of a study before the pipeline may be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained.Gary C. Peters D-MIAmendment SA 70, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 32.
SA 71To require a procedure for issuing permits to drill.Mike Lee R-UTAmendment SA 71, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 17.
SA 72To ensure private property cannot be seized through condemnation or eminent domain for the private gain of a foreign-owned business entity.Robert Menendez D-NJAmendment SA 72 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 54. Record Vote Number: 22.
SA 73To delist the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.Jerry Moran R-KSAmendment SA 73, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 35.
SA 74To express the sense of the Senate that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program should be funded at not less than $4,700,000,000 annually.Jack Reed D-RIMotion to table amendment SA 74 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 28.
SA 75To provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill from the Keystone XL pipeline an analysis of the potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline.Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDAmendment SA 75, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 31.
SA 76No description on fileKirsten E. Gillibrand D-NYSenate amendment submitted
SA 77To establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.Tom Udall D-NMAmendment SA 77, under the order of 1/28/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 53. Record Vote Number: 44.
SA 78To express the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the President entering into bilateral or other international agreements regarding greenhouse gas emissions without proper study of any adverse economic effects, including job losses and harm to the industrial sector, and without the approval of the Senate.Roy Blunt R-MOfor Lisa MurkowskiAmendment SA 78, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 20.
SA 79No description on fileRoy Blunt R-MOSenate amendment submitted
SA 80To provide for the distribution of revenues from certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf.David Vitter R-LAProposed amendment SA 80 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S622)
SA 81No description on fileJeff Merkley D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 82No description on fileJeff Merkley D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 83No description on filePatty Murray D-WASenate amendment submitted
SA 84No description on filePatty Murray D-WASenate amendment submitted
SA 85No description on fileKelly Ayotte R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 86No description on fileKelly Ayotte R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 87To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.John Hoeven R-NDAmendment SA 87, under the order of 1/21/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 40. Record Vote Number: 11.
SA 88No description on fileJames Lankford R-OKSenate amendment submitted
SA 89No description on fileKelly Ayotte R-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 90No description on fileBill Cassidy R-LASenate amendment submitted
SA 91No description on fileDean Heller R-NVSenate amendment submitted
SA 92To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.Richard Burr R-NCAmendment SA 92, under the order of 1/28/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 39. Record Vote Number: 43.
SA 93No description on fileJeff Merkley D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 94No description on fileHeidi Heitkamp D-NDSenate amendment submitted
SA 95No description on fileHeidi Heitkamp D-NDSenate amendment submitted
SA 96No description on fileHeidi Heitkamp D-NDSenate amendment submitted
SA 97No description on fileHeidi Heitkamp D-NDSenate amendment submitted
SA 98To express the sense of Congress relating to adaptation projects in the United States Arctic region and rural communities.Lisa Murkowski R-AKProposed amendment SA 98 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 99To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change.Joe Manchin III D-WVfor Maria CantwellMotion to table amendment SA 99 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 15.
SA 100No description on fileJohn Boozman R-ARSenate amendment submitted
SA 101No description on fileOrrin G. Hatch R-UTSenate amendment submitted
SA 102To provide for leasing on the outer Continental Shelf and the distribution of certain qualified revenues from such leasing.Thom Tillis R-NCProposed amendment SA 102 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 103To require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs.Jeff Flake R-AZProposed amendment SA 103 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 104No description on fileJeff Flake R-AZSenate amendment submitted
SA 105No description on fileJeff Flake R-AZSenate amendment submitted
SA 106No description on fileJeff Flake R-AZSenate amendment submitted
SA 107No description on fileJeff Flake R-AZSenate amendment submitted
SA 108No description on fileJeff Flake R-AZSenate amendment submitted
SA 109No description on fileAngus S. King Jr. I-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 110No description on fileThomas R. Carper D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 111No description on fileAngus S. King Jr. I-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 112No description on fileAngus S. King Jr. I-MESenate amendment submitted
SA 113To express the sense of Congress regarding federally protected land.Barbara Boxer D-CAAmendment SA 113, under the order of 1/22/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 44. Record Vote Number: 13.
SA 114No description on fileChristopher A. Coons D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 115To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change and infrastructure.Christopher A. Coons D-DEAmendment SA 115, under the order of 1/17/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 38.
SA 116No description on fileChristopher A. Coons D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 117No description on fileChristopher A. Coons D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 118No description on fileChristopher A. Coons D-DESenate amendment submitted
SA 119No description on fileJerry Moran R-KSSenate amendment submitted
SA 120To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credits for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.Thomas R. Carper D-DEProposed amendment SA 120 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S572)
SA 121To impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel on oil transported through the pipeline.Thomas R. Carper D-DEMotion to table amendment SA 121 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 38. Record Vote Number: 25.
SA 122No description on fileJeff Sessions R-ALSenate amendment submitted
SA 123To express the sense of the Senate that all forms of unrefined and unprocessed petroleum should be subject to the nominal per-barrel excise tax associated with the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.Lisa Murkowski R-AKAmendment SA 123, under the order of 1/22/15, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 23. Record Vote Number: 18.
SA 124To clarify that treaties with Indian tribes remain in effect.Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDProposed amendment SA 124 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 125To eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and provide infrastructure funding.Jeff Merkley D-ORProposed amendment SA 125 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S569)
SA 126To ensure private property is protected as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.John Cornyn R-TXfor Lisa MurkowskiAmendment SA 126 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 33. Record Vote Number: 21. (text as modified: CR S391)
SA 127No description on fileTim Scott R-SCSenate amendment submitted
SA 128No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 129No description on fileCory A. Booker D-NJSenate amendment submitted
SA 130To preserve existing permits and the authority of the agencies issuing the permits to modify the permits if necessary.Barbara Boxer D-CAAmendment SA 130 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
SA 131To ensure that if the Keystone XL Pipeline is built, it will be built safely and in compliance with United States environmental laws.Maria Cantwell D-WAProposed amendment SA 131 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S637)
SA 132To express the sense of Congress regarding the designation of National Monuments.Steve Daines R-MTAmendment SA 132, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 37.
SA 133To express the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be amended to extend the credit with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources.Heidi Heitkamp D-NDAmendment SA 133, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 40.
SA 134No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 135No description on fileRon Wyden D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 136No description on fileRon Wyden D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 137No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 138No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 139No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 140No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 141To delay the effective date until the President determines that the pipeline will not have certain negative impacts.Edward J. Markey D-MAAmendment SA 141 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 47.
SA 142No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 143No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 144No description on fileJeanne Shaheen D-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 145No description on fileJoe Manchin III D-WVSenate amendment submitted
SA 146No description on fileJoe Manchin III D-WVSenate amendment submitted
SA 147No description on fileJeanne Shaheen D-NHSenate amendment submitted
SA 148To require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefitting from tar sands development.Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIAmendment SA 148, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 52. Record Vote Number: 36.
SA 149No description on fileKirsten E. Gillibrand D-NYSenate amendment submitted
SA 150No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 151No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 152No description on fileRoger F. Wicker R-MSSenate amendment submitted
SA 153No description on fileRoger F. Wicker R-MSSenate amendment submitted
SA 154No description on filePatrick J. Leahy D-VTSenate amendment submitted
SA 155To allow permitting agencies to consider new circumstances and new information.Cory A. Booker D-NJAmendment SA 155 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 46.
SA 156No description on fileJack Reed D-RISenate amendment submitted
SA 157No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 158No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 159No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 160No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 161No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 162No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 163No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 164No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 165No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 166To release certain wilderness study areas from management for preservation as wilderness.Lisa Murkowski R-AKAmendment SA 166, under the order of 1/27/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 39.
SA 167No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 168No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 169No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 170No description on fileEdward J. Markey D-MASenate amendment submitted
SA 171No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 172No description on fileBarbara Boxer D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 173No description on fileJeff Merkley D-ORSenate amendment submitted
SA 174To express the sense of Congress that the United States should prioritize and fund adaptation projects in communities in the United States while also helping to fund climate change adaptation in developing countries.Jeff Merkley D-ORProposed amendment SA 174 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)
SA 175No description on fileDianne Feinstein D-CASenate amendment submitted
SA 176No description on fileSteve Daines R-MTSenate amendment submitted
SA 177No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 178To ensure that products derived from tar sands are treated as crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.Edward J. Markey D-MAAmendment SA 178 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 48.
SA 179No description on fileSteve Daines R-MTSenate amendment submitted
SA 180No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 181No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 182No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 183No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 184No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 185No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 186No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 187No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 188No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 189No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 190No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 191No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 192No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 193No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 194No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 195No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 196No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 197No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 198No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 199No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 200No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 201No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 202No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 203No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 204No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 205No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 206No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 207No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 208No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 209No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 210No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 211No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 212No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 213No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 214No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 215No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 216No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 217No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 218No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 219No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 220No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 221No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 222No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 223No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 224No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 225No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 226No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 227No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 228No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 229No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 230No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 231No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 232No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 233No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 234No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 235No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 236No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 237No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 238No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 239No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 240No description on fileLisa Murkowski R-AKSenate amendment submitted
SA 241No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 242No description on fileBenjamin L. Cardin D-MDSenate amendment submitted
SA 243No description on fileRon Johnson R-WISenate amendment submitted
SA 244No description on fileRon Johnson R-WISenate amendment submitted
SA 245To clarify that certain consultation requirements with respect to Indian tribes remain in effect.John Barrasso R-WYfor Lisa MurkowskiAmendment SA 245 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S624)
SA 246To express the sense of Congress that reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund should be a priority.Steve Daines R-MTAmendment SA 246, under the order of 1/28/15, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 42.
SA 247No description on fileHeidi Heitkamp D-NDSenate amendment submitted
SA 248No description on fileJohn Barrasso R-WYSenate amendment submitted

Related bills 11

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3Keystone XL Pipeline ActRelated billJan 12, 2015
HRES 100Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1) to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, and providing for proceedings during the period from February 16, 2015, through February 23, 2015.Procedurally relatedFeb 11, 2015
S 147Keystone XL Pipeline Approval ActRelated billJan 12, 2015
S 259A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.Related billJan 27, 2015
S 523A bill to coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools.Related billApr 30, 2015
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Titles 8

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Short Titles as Introduced
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
Better Buildings Act of 2015
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
Better Buildings Act of 2015
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jan 29, 2015Engrossed in Senate
  3. Jan 7, 2015Placed on Calendar Senate

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