KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S181, S184, S186, S189, S211, S212, S213, S214, S215, S216, S217 [13JA], S240, S241, S242, S243, S244, S245, S246, S247 [16JA], S263, S267, S268, S270, S271, S292, S293, S294, S295, S296, S297 [20JA], S318, S328, S331, S332, S333, S335, S336, S338, S353, S354, S355, S356, S357, S358, S359, S360, S361, S362, S363, S364 [21JA], S377, S390, S391, S398, S399, S400, S401, S402, S403, S428, S429, S431, S432, S433, S434, S435, S436, S437, S438, S439, S441, S442, S443, S444 [22JA], S472, S473, S474, S475, S476, S477, S478, S479, S480, S481, S482, S483, S484, S485, S486, S487 [26JA], S512, S513, S514, S518, S520, S522, S523, S524, S525, S526, S527, S528, S529, S531, S532, S536, S537, S546, S547 [27JA], S574, S607 [28JA], S624, S661 [29JA]

——— consideration (H. Res. 100), H944 [11FE]

Articles and editorials

Attorney—Landowners Still Have Options in Pipeline Dispute, S190 [13JA]

If You Like Higher Prices, Enriched Cronies, and Weak National Security, Then You’ll Love the Jones Act, S380 [22JA]

Obama Says Keystone XL Is for Exporting Oil Outside the U.S., Experts Disagree, S229 [16JA]

Obama’s Claim That Keystone XL Crude Would Go ‘Everywhere Else’ but the U.S., S229 [16JA]

Senator McCain’s Jones Act Amendment—Good for America, S379 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1), S10 [6JA] (see H.R. 3), H35 [6JA]

Enact (H.R. 3): consideration (see H. Res. 19), H103 [7JA]

Enact (S. 1): consideration (see H. Res. 100), H915 [10FE]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

——— veto, S1215 [2MR]

Letters

Allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to be transported in non-U.S. built, owned, or crewed vessels: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S379 [22JA]

EPA calculation of greenhouse gas emissions relative to the Keystone XL Pipeline: Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., H956 [11FE]

Keystone XL Pipeline permit: John Steele, Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association, S529 [27JA]

Provisions: Andrew Craig, TransCanada Pipelines LTD., H170 [9JA]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H169 [9JA]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H169 [9JA]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, H178 [9JA]

——— Kathryn D. Karol, Caterpillar Inc., H178 [9JA]

Restrict authority to arm EPA criminal investigators: Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S510 [27JA]

Lists

Organizations that agree with majority of worldwide scientific community that global climate change is real and caused by human activities, S181 [13JA], S318 [21JA]

Messages

Veto of S. 1, Provisions, S1073 [24FE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3), H179 [9JA]

Enact (S. 1), S69 [8JA], S121 [9JA], S136 [12JA], S162 [13JA], S265, S266 [20JA], S393, S394, S406, S407 [22JA], H958 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, H951, H952 [11FE]

Employment: provide apprenticeship programs for African Americans to assist in construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, H176 [9JA]

Enact (H.R. 3), H109, H115, H151 [8JA], H168–H181, H186 [9JA], H194 [12JA], H230 [13JA], H361 [14JA], H939 [11FE], E49, E51 [12JA], E55, E56 [13JA], E72 [14JA]

——— consideration (H. Res. 19), H115–H125 [8JA]

——— motion to recommit, H179, H180 [9JA]

Enact (S. 1), H834 [5FE], H871 [10FE], H928, H929, H930, H947–H960 [11FE], H1054 [13FE], E212 [13FE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 100), H937–H946 [11FE]

——— motion to commit, H958, H959 [11FE]

——— veto, H1122, H1124 [25FE], H1171 [26FE]

Pipelines: require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for the Keystone XL Pipeline be made in the U.S., H943 [11FE]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, H179, H180 [9JA], H951 [11FE]

——— ensure that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude oil from bitumen are subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, H951 [11FE]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, H951 [11FE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H1046 [13FE]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China implements similar reductions, S307 [21JA], S396 [22JA]

BLM: release certain wilderness study areas for preservation as wilderness, S515 [27JA], S557–S560, S572 [28JA]

——— streamline and reform drilling permit application process, S382, S394 [22JA]

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S271 [20JA], S325, S326, S330, S334 [21JA], S370 [22JA], S515–S518 [27JA]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and prepare to mitigate future impact on infrastructure, S526 [27JA], S571 [28JA]

——— express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S267 [20JA], S317, S326, S330, S331 [21JA], S393 [22JA], S848 [9FE]

——— express agreement with majority of worldwide scientific community that climate change is real and caused by human activities, and encourage research and development in clean fossil fuel technology, S392, S393 [22JA]

——— express agreement with majority of worldwide scientific community that climate change is real and caused by human activities, and encourage shift away from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainable energy, S181–S183 [13JA], S318–S320, S331 [21JA], S375, S393 [22JA]

——— express that the U.S. should prioritize and fund climate change adaptation projects in local communities and help fund adaptation projects in developing countries, S520 [27JA]

——— impact of carbon emissions from oil sands on climate change, S312 [21JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, S186 [13JA], S230 [16JA], S266 [20JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S571 [28JA], S622 [29JA]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, S400 [22JA], S507 [27JA], S568 [28JA]

——— provide rebates for the purchase and installation of new solar energy systems, S518 [27JA], S568 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: finalize oil and gas leasing program and provide revenue sharing for States included in the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic Planning Area, S377 [22JA], S522, S525 [27JA]

——— limit designation of new federally protected land, S267, S270 [20JA], S323 [21JA], S392 [22JA]

Disasters: provide for use of Federal disaster relief and emergency assistance for energy-efficient products and structures, S323 [21JA]

Economy: importance of job creation, S312 [21JA]

Enact (S. 1), S23 [6JA], S27, S34, S35, S38–S50 [7JA], S184–S197 [13JA], S221–S233 [16JA], S249, S253–S272 [20JA], S301, S302, S304–S309, S311–S321, S323–S338, S365 [21JA], S367, S370, S372–S383, S387, S390–S408 [22JA], S447–S460, S488 [26JA], S495, S497, S500, S503, S505–S532, S536, S539, S547 [27JA], S549, S551, S555–S575 [28JA], S611, S620–S626, S633–S643 [29JA], S678 [2FE], S848 [9FE], S907, S915, S916 [11FE], S971 [12FE], S1037, S1043 [24FE], S2392 [23AP], S7902 [10NO]

——— motion to proceed, S69, S70, S72, S85–S90 [8JA], S121–S128 [9JA], S133, S136–S138, S140–S147, S155–S158 [12JA], S159–S174, S180–S184 [13JA]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S184 [13JA], S537 [27JA], S1274 [4MR]

——— unanimous-consent request, S85 [8JA], S408 [22JA]

——— veto, S1047, S1050 [24FE], S1215 [2MR], S1243 [3MR], S1263, S1274–S1277, S1280–S1285, S1288 [4MR], S1513 [16MR], S1695 [23MR]

Endangered Species Act: place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, S268 [20JA], S320, S327 [21JA]

EPA: conduct study to determine costs of environmental regulations on local communities and individuals, S307 [21JA]

——— consult with Dept. of Transportation to promulgate rules to regulate transportation and storage of petroleum coke, S268–S270 [20JA], S307–S309, S326, S327, S328, S329 [21JA]

——— exempt electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy from emission limits, S270 [20JA], S329 [21JA]

——— require study of potential environmental impact of petroleum coke generated from the refining of oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline, S532 [27JA], S557 [28JA]

——— restrict authority to arm criminal investigators, S509, S510 [27JA]

Federal agencies and departments: require an evaluation to identify and eliminate duplicate green building programs, S400 [22JA]

——— supplement Keystone XL Pipeline environmental impact statement if significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns occurs, S525 [27JA], S635 [29JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S526, S536 [27JA], S566 [28JA], S622, S623 [29JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S381, S399 [22JA]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State and local approval of national monuments, S402 [22JA], S570 [28JA]

Native Americans: prohibit Keystone XL Pipeline construction from impacting any trust obligation or treaty requirement, S529 [27JA], S624–S626 [29JA]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills, S323 [21JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for States’ revenue sharing from oil and gas leasing program reforms and wind energy production facilities, S316 [21JA], S621, S622 [29JA]

Petroleum: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S451 [26JA]

——— economic impact of increasing oil prices relative to construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S313 [21JA]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S506 [27JA]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: ensure adequate inspection and availability of resources to maintain safety of pipelines in the Great Lakes, S452 [26JA], S513 [27JA], S567 [28JA]

——— study resources required to ensure safe transportation of petroleum or natural gas by pipeline and rail, S453 [26JA]

Pipelines: delay construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline until potential negative impacts have been determined, S523 [27JA], S636 [29JA]

——— ensure compliance with U.S. regulations by TransCanada Pipelines LTD., and Canada upon construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S312 [21JA]

——— ensure the Keystone XL Pipeline is built safely and in compliance with U.S. environmental laws, S520 [27JA], S564 [28JA]

——— impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel of oil transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline with fee revenues going to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, S402 [22JA]

——— provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill with analysis of potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline, S398 [22JA], S452 [26JA], S567 [28JA]

——— require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S., S231 [16JA], S253, S258, S259, S262 [20JA], S302 [21JA]

——— require report to Congress on impact of Keystone XL Pipeline construction on landowners, S505 [27JA]

Political campaigns: require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development, S401 [22JA], S525 [27JA], S570 [28JA]

Power resources: prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S183, S186 [13JA], S224, S228 [16JA], S253, S256–S258, S260, S265 [20JA], S302 [21JA], S506 [27JA]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export, S506 [27JA]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard, S336–S338 [21JA], S620, S624 [29JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to clarify definition of ‘‘underground injection’’ relative to natural gas for purposes of storage, S323 [21JA], S532 [27JA], S573 [28JA]

Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to be transported in non-U.S. built, owned, or crewed vessels, S222 [16JA], S378 [22JA], S539 [27JA]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S189 [13JA], S222–S224 [16JA], S335 [21JA], S395, S396 [22JA], S453 [26JA], S523 [27JA], S637 [29JA]

——— ensure that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude oil from bitumen are subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S394, S395 [22JA]

——— extend credit for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, S527 [27JA]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S528 [27JA], S572 [28JA]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure property owners appealing eminent domain rulings can do so in a court within their jurisdiction, S400 [22JA]

——— ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, S397 [22JA]

——— preserve existing Keystone XL Pipeline permits and the authority of agencies issuing permits to modify the permits if necessary, S512 [27JA], S636 [29JA]

——— prohibit use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell, S190 [13JA], S260 [20JA], S333 [21JA], S397 [22JA], S505 [27JA]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S520 [27JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, S402, S403 [22JA], S569 [28JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 19) (H. Rept. 114–1), H103 [7JA]

Consideration of S. 1, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 114–22), H915 [10FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Keystone XL Pipeline permit: Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association, S530 [27JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 19, consideration of H.R. 3, provisions, H115 [8JA]

H. Res. 100, consideration of S. 1, provisions, H937 [11FE]

H.R. 3, provisions, H168 [9JA]

S. 1, provisions, S637–S641 [29JA], H947–H950 [11FE]

Tributes

Cassidy, Senator, S194 [13JA]