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        <text>Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81.</text>
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        <text>The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2893)</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the House to report the same back with an amendment requiring TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to certify to the President that diluted bitumen and other materials derived from tar sands or oils sands that are transported through the Keystone XL pipeline be treated as crude oil for the purposes of determining contributions that fund the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</text>
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        <text>Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation. (consideration: CR H2892-2893; text: CR H2892)</text>
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        <text>The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2875-2876)</text>
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        <text>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2892)</text>
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        <text>The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment No. 10.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cohen amendment No. 9.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Chu amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Chu demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chu amendment No. 8.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 7.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Esty amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Esty demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty amendment No. 6.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rahall amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rahall demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rahall amendment No. 5.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment No. 4.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson(GA) amendment No. 3.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment No. 2.</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Weber amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Weber demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 228, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weber(TX) amendment No. 1.</text>
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        <text>GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of general debate on H.R. 3.</text>
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        <text>The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.</text>
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        <text>House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 228 and Rule XVIII.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Northern Route Approval Act - Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska governor.</p> <p>Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, coupled with such Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and of the National Historic Preservation Act.</p> <p>Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to determine specified issues (except for review by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari). </p> <p> Deems the Secretary of the Interior to have issued a written statement setting forth the Secretary's opinion that the Keystone XL pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued existence of the American burying beetle or destroy or adversely modify American burying beetle critical habitat.</p> <p>States that any taking of the American burying beetle that is incidental to the construction or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.</p> <p>Deems the Secretary to have issued: (1) a grant of right-of-way and temporary use permit pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and (2) a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (described in a certain application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Keystone XL pipeline).</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue permits pursuant the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline. Authorizes such Secretary to waive any procedural requirement that the Secretary considers desirable in order to accomplish the purposes of this Act.</p> <p>Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or restricting an activity or use of an area that is authorized under this Act.<BR> </p>]]></text>
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        <actionDate>2013-05-17</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Reported to House without amendment</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2013-05-20T21:35:32Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</b></p> <p>Northern Route Approval Act - (Sec. 1) Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska governor.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, coupled with such Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and of the National Historic Preservation Act.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to determine specified issues (except for review by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari). </p> <p>(Sec. 5) Deems the Secretary of the Interior to have issued a written statement setting forth the Secretary's opinion that the Keystone XL pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued existence of the American burying beetle or destroy or adversely modify American burying beetle critical habitat.</p> <p>States that any taking of the American burying beetle that is incidental to the construction or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.</p> <p>(Sec. 6) Deems the Secretary to have issued a grant of right-of-way and temporary use permit pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.</p> <p>(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary of the Army, within 90 days after receipt of an application, to issue certain permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 which are necessary for pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance described in the May 4, 2012, application, as supplemented by the Nebraska reroute. Deems such a permit issued on the 91st day if the Secretary has not issued them within 90 days after receipt of a permit application.</p> <p>Authorizes such Secretary to waive any procedural requirement of law or regulation that the Secretary considers desirable to waive in order to accomplish the purposes of this Act. </p> <p>Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or restricting an activity or use of an area authorized under this Act.</p> <p>(Sec. 8) Deems the Secretary to have issued a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as described in the application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Keystone XL pipeline on January 11, 2013.</p>]]></text>
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        <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Passed House amended</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2013-06-03T21:26:47Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p> Northern Route Approval Act - (Sec. 1) Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska governor.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, coupled with such Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and of the National Historic Preservation Act.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to determine specified issues (except for review by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari). </p> <p>(Sec. 5) Deems the Secretary of the Interior to have issued a written statement setting forth the Secretary's opinion that the Keystone XL pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued existence of the American burying beetle or destroy or adversely modify American burying beetle critical habitat.</p> <p>States that any taking of the American burying beetle that is incidental to the construction or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.</p> <p>(Sec. 6) Deems the Secretary to have issued a grant of right-of-way and temporary use permit pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.</p> <p>(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary of the Army, within 90 days after receipt of an application, to issue certain permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 which are necessary for pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance described in the May 4, 2012, application, as supplemented by the Nebraska reroute. Deems such a permit issued on the 91st day if the Secretary has not issued them within 90 days after receipt of a permit application.</p> <p>Authorizes such Secretary to waive any procedural requirement of law or regulation that the Secretary considers desirable to waive in order to accomplish the purposes of this Act. </p> <p>Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or restricting an activity or use of an area authorized under this Act.</p> <p>(Sec. 8) Deems the Secretary to have issued a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as described in the application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Keystone XL pipeline on January 11, 2013.</p> <p>(Sec. 9) Requires a pipeline owner or operator required under federal law to develop an oil spill response plan for the Keystone XL pipeline to make such plan available to the governor of each state in which the pipeline operates. Requires a plan update to be submitted to the governor within seven days after it is made.</p>]]></text>
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            <fullName>Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]</fullName>
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            </item>
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              <text>Roll call votes on amendments in House</text>
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              <text>House amendment not agreed to: On agreeing to the Chu amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 231 (Roll no. 176).</text>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 113-88 to lengthen the time period for filing a claim under the Act from 60 days to 1 year.</description>
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          <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 234 (Roll no. 175).</text>
          <actionTime>18:25:34</actionTime>
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            <link>
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            <fullName>Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]</fullName>
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            <lastName>JACKSON LEE</lastName>
            <party>D</party>
            <state>TX</state>
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        <submittedDate>2013-05-22T04:00:00Z</submittedDate>
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              <text>Amendment (A007) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. (consideration: CR H2882-2883, H2890; text: CR H2882)</text>
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                <code>9</code>
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                <code>9</code>
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                <recordedVote>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 113-88 to remove the mandate to allow one specifically named company to never receive appropriate oversight through the permit process for operation and/or maintenance--in perpetuity, while allowing construction permit fast-track.</description>
        <purpose>Amendment sought to remove the mandate to allow one specifically named company to never receive appropriate oversight through the permit process for operation and/or maintenance--in perpetuity, while allowing construction permit fast-track.</purpose>
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          <text>On agreeing to the Esty amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 234 (Roll no. 174).</text>
          <actionTime>18:21:05</actionTime>
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            <link>
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          <item>
            <bioguideId>E000293</bioguideId>
            <fullName>Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]</fullName>
            <firstName>Elizabeth</firstName>
            <lastName>Esty</lastName>
            <party>D</party>
            <state>CT</state>
            <middleName>H.</middleName>
            <district>5</district>
          </item>
        </sponsors>
        <submittedDate>2013-05-22T04:00:00Z</submittedDate>
        <chamber>House of Representatives</chamber>
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          <type>HR</type>
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          <number>3</number>
          <title>Northern Route Approval Act</title>
          <updateDateIncludingText>2023-01-10T08:45:20Z</updateDateIncludingText>
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          <count>8</count>
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              <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
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              <text>Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Esty. (consideration: CR H2881-2882, H2889-2890; text: CR H2881)</text>
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              <actionCode>H3A100</actionCode>
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              <text>House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Esty.(consideration: CR H2881-2882, H2889-2890; text: CR H2881)</text>
              <type>NotUsed</type>
              <actionCode>71500</actionCode>
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                <code>9</code>
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              </sourceSystem>
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                <code>9</code>
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                <recordedVote>
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              <text>Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole</text>
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                <code>9</code>
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                <recordedVote>
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            </item>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 113-88 to strike section 3 of the bill (Keystone XL Permit Approval). Section 3 eliminates the requirement for a Presidential Permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline across an international border. Section 3 further deems the new application for the Keystone XL pipeline approved, based on a final environmental impact statement issued by the U.S. Department of State for a different pipeline route.</description>
        <purpose>Amendment sought to strike section 3 of the bill (Keystone XL Permit Approval) which states that the Keystone XL pipeline does not require a permit to cross the international border between Canada and the United States.</purpose>
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          <text>On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 238 (Roll no. 173).</text>
          <actionTime>18:16:45</actionTime>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 113-88 to require a threat assessment of pipeline vulnerabilities to terrorist attack and corrective actions necessary to protect the pipeline from such an attack and to mitigate any resulting spill.</description>
        <purpose>Amendment sought to require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place.</purpose>
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          <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>On agreeing to the Connolly amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 239 (Roll no. 172).</text>
          <actionTime>18:12:43</actionTime>
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            <link>
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            <fullName>Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]</fullName>
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            <party>D</party>
            <state>VA</state>
            <middleName>E.</middleName>
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          <title>Northern Route Approval Act</title>
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          <actions>
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              <text>Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Connolly. (consideration: CR H2879-2880, H2888-2889; text: CR H2879)</text>
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                <code>9</code>
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                <code>9</code>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 113-88 to require a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.</description>
        <purpose>Amendment sought to require the completion of a study on the health impacts of increased air pollution in communities surrounding the refineries that will transport diluted bitumen through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline prior to its operation.</purpose>
        <updateDate>2022-02-03T05:51:16Z</updateDate>
        <latestAction>
          <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>On agreeing to the Johnson (GA) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 239 (Roll no. 171).</text>
          <actionTime>18:09:24</actionTime>
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            <link>
              <name>Roll no. 171</name>
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          <item>
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            <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]</fullName>
            <firstName>Henry</firstName>
            <lastName>Johnson</lastName>
            <party>D</party>
            <state>GA</state>
            <middleName>C. "Hank"</middleName>
            <district>4</district>
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        </sponsors>
        <submittedDate>2013-05-22T04:00:00Z</submittedDate>
        <chamber>House of Representatives</chamber>
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          <title>Northern Route Approval Act</title>
          <updateDateIncludingText>2023-01-10T08:45:20Z</updateDateIncludingText>
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          <actions>
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              <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
              <actionTime>18:09:24</actionTime>
              <text>On agreeing to the Johnson (GA) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 239 (Roll no. 171).</text>
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              <text>Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA). (consideration: CR H2878-2879, H2887-2888; text: CR H2878)</text>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 113-88 to add a finding that "the reliance on oil sands crudes for transportation fuels would likely result in an increase in incremental greenhouse gas emissions" in the United States, resulting in additional greenhouse gas emissions equal to 4.3 million passenger vehicles. Also provides that the bill will not go into effect unless the President finds that TransCanada or tar sands producers will fully offset the additional greenhouse gas emissions.</description>
        <purpose>Amendment sought to add a finding that the reliance on oil sands crudes for transportation fuels would likely result in an increase in incremental greenhouse gas emissions in the United States equivalent to approximately that of 4.3 million passenger vehicles. The amendment also sought to provide that the bill would not go into effect unless the President found that TransCanada or tar sands producers could fully offset the additional greenhouse gas emissions produced annually.</purpose>
        <updateDate>2022-02-03T05:51:16Z</updateDate>
        <latestAction>
          <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>On agreeing to the Waxman amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 146 - 269 (Roll no. 170).</text>
          <actionTime>18:04:04</actionTime>
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            <link>
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        <sponsors>
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            <bioguideId>W000215</bioguideId>
            <fullName>Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]</fullName>
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            <party>D</party>
            <state>CA</state>
            <middleName>A.</middleName>
            <district>33</district>
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        </sponsors>
        <submittedDate>2013-05-22T04:00:00Z</submittedDate>
        <chamber>House of Representatives</chamber>
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          <title>Northern Route Approval Act</title>
          <updateDateIncludingText>2023-01-10T08:45:20Z</updateDateIncludingText>
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              <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
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              <text>Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Waxman. (consideration: CR H2877-2878, H2887; text: CR H2877)</text>
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              <actionCode>H3A100</actionCode>
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              <type>NotUsed</type>
              <actionCode>71500</actionCode>
              <sourceSystem>
                <code>9</code>
                <name>Library of Congress</name>
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            <item>
              <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
              <actionTime>18:04:04</actionTime>
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                <code>9</code>
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        <description>An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 113-88 to add to the findings in Section 2 highlighting the State Department's scientific and environmental findings which conclude that the Keystone XL pipeline is a safe and environmentally sound project.</description>
        <purpose>Amendment adds to the findings in Section 2 highlighting the State Department's scientific and environmental findings which conclude that the Keystone XL pipeline is a safe and environmentally sound project.</purpose>
        <updateDate>2022-02-03T05:51:16Z</updateDate>
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          <actionDate>2013-05-22</actionDate>
          <text>On agreeing to the Weber (TX) amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 168 (Roll no. 169).</text>
          <actionTime>17:59:12</actionTime>
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            <fullName>Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]</fullName>
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            <state>TX</state>
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        <submittedDate>2013-05-22T04:00:00Z</submittedDate>
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              <text>On agreeing to the Weber (TX) amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 168 (Roll no. 169).</text>
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              <actionCode>H3A100</actionCode>
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                <recordedVote>
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