[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6916 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6916

To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline and direct the President to take 
certain actions relating to the importation into the United States from 
Russia, and the exportation from the United States, of oil and gas, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2022

Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Allen, Mr. Joyce 
   of Ohio, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. DesJarlais, and Mr. Carey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
  Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Foreign 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline and direct the President to take 
certain actions relating to the importation into the United States from 
Russia, and the exportation from the United States, of oil and gas, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Dependence on Russian Energy 
Act''.

SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE AUTHORIZATION; IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION 
              OF OIL AND GAS.

    (a) Keystone XL Pipeline Authorization.--
            (1) Authorization.--TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., 
        may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline 
        facilities at the international border of the United States and 
        Canada at Phillips County, Montana, for the import of oil from 
        Canada to the United States described in the Presidential 
        Permit of March 29, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 13101).
            (2) No presidential permit required.--No Presidential 
        permit (or similar permit) under any Executive order shall be 
        required for the construction, connection, operation, or 
        maintenance of the pipeline facilities described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (b) Prohibition on Importation From Russia of Oil and Gas.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall 
prohibit the importation of any oil or natural gas originating from 
Russia into the customs territory of the United States (as such term is 
defined in General Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States).
    (c) Reduced Restrictions on Exportation From United States of Oil 
and Gas.--To the extent practicable, the President shall seek to reduce 
restrictions on the exportation of any oil or natural gas originating 
from the United States.
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