S 989 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

North American Energy Act

Introduced Mar 27, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor John Hoeven R-ND

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 27, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 27, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

North American Energy Act

This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders.

Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, or operating a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across a U.S. border between 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, or operated 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.

Any entity aggrieved by a final agency action taken under the new process established by the bill may obtain judicial review of the action.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2023 to Apr 26, 2023, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalMar 27, 2023
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalMar 27, 2023
R-NCTed BuddOriginalMar 27, 2023
R-AKLisa MurkowskiApr 26, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 27, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Related bills 6

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1Lower Energy Costs ActRelated billMar 30, 2023
S 23Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure ActRelated billJan 23, 2023
S 947Lower Energy Costs ActRelated billMar 22, 2023
HR 1058Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure ActRelated billMar 23, 2023
S 1456SPUR ActRelated billMay 4, 2023
Show all 6 related bills

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 27, 2023Introduced in Senate

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