PIPELINES see also Natural Gas; Petroleum

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Amendments

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (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]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H944 [11FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8024 [17NO], S8034, S8055, S8063, S8064, S8083, S8105, S8106, S8107, S8108, S8109, S8110, S8111 [18NO], S8168, S8169, S8170 [19NO], H3760 [2JN], H3830, H3832, H3833, H3834, H3835, H3836, H3837, H3838, H3839, H3840, H3841, H3844, H3846, H3847, H3848, H3850, H3851, H3852, H3853, H3854, H3856, H3860, H3861, H3863, H3865, H3866, H3868, H3869, H3870, H3875, H3876, H3880 [3JN], H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3917 [4JN], H3972, H3973, H3975, H3976, H3977, H3978, H3979, H3980, H3981, H3982, H3983, H3984, H3985, H3986, H3987, H3988, H4004 [9JN]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), consideration (H. Res. 38), H451 [21JA]

Articles and editorials

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

Cleanup Underway for Nearly 3M-Gallon Saltwater Spill in ND, S374 [22JA]

Feds Issued Warning to Pipeline Company in November, S459 [26JA]

Montana Oil Spill Renews Worry Over Safety of Old Pipelines, S374 [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]

Permit Problems Plague Keystone XL Pipeline’s S.D. Leg, S143 [12JA]

Bills and resolutions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA] (see S. 147), S151 [12JA] (see H.R. 3), H35 (see H.R. 28), H36 [6JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 19), H103 [7JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 100), H915 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see S. 188), S238 [16JA]

——— provide for a smart water resource management pilot program (see H.R. 3143), H5330 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 459), H480 [21JA]

——— identify and designate National Energy Security Corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land (see H.R. 2295), H2957 [13MY]

Dept. of Transportation: require regulated pipelines be made of steel produced in the U.S. and originating from iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the U.S. (see H.R. 3385), H5767 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2577), H3581 [29MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3641 [1JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require use of iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 2683), H3914 [4JN]

FERC: consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and consumer benefits before approving or disapproving an application for a liquefied natural gas terminal (see S. 1242), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required for oil and gas production and distribution (see S. 1210), S2687 [6MY]

Infrastructure: improve (see S. 268), S541 [27JA]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1589), S4202 [16JN]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 151), S2401 [23AP]

Natural gas: authorize approval of pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land (see S. 411), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1616), H2032 [25MR]

——— establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 161), H42 [6JA]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: provide for direct hire authority for positions (see H.R. 3823), H7174 [23OC]

Power resources: free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see S. 791), S1629 [18MR] (see H.R. 1487), H1802 [19MR]

——— 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 (see S. 1228), S2688 [6MY]

Safety: ban shipment of crude oil on, and study pipeline risks in, the Great Lakes, improve oil spill response plans, increase transparency about risks, and expand safety measures in high consequence areas (see S. 2080), S6938 [24SE]

——— provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (see S. 2276), S7913 [10NO]

States: authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate natural gas storage facilities (see S. 1768), S5129 [15JY]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see S. 187), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 214), H154 [8JA]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see S. 2117), S7102 [1OC] (see H.R. 3663), H6787 [1OC]

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1215 [2MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

Letters

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 Act: 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]

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

Messages

Veto of S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: President Obama, S1073 [24FE]

Motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H179 [9JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S69 [8JA], S121 [9JA], S136 [12JA], S162 [13JA], S265, S266 [20JA], S393, S394, S406, S407 [22JA], H958 [11FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO], H3996 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2864 [12MY], H5318 [21JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H95 [7JA], H109, H115, H151 [8JA], H168–H181, H186 [9JA], H194 [12JA], H230 [13JA], H361 [14JA], H939 [11FE], E49, E51 [12JA], E55, E56 [13JA], E72 [14JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 19), H115–H125 [8JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H179, H180 [9JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 28), H95 [7JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H834 [5FE], H871 [10FE], H928, H929, H930, H947–H960 [11FE], H1054 [13FE], E212 [13FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H937–H946 [11FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to commit, H958, H959 [11FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, H1122, H1124 [25FE], H1171 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and designate National Energy Security Corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land, H8844 [1DE]

Dept. of Transportation: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding, H3832 [3JN]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding to finalize and implement pipeline safety standards, H3856 [3JN]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding to hire new inspectors and create the national pipeline information exchange, H3857 [3JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3883 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3817–H3877 [3JN], H3882–H3903 [4JN], H3965–H3998 [9JN], H4016 [10JN], E839, E841 [4JN], E851 [8JN], E863 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3652–H3659 [2JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), corrections in engrossment, H3999 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to recommit, H3996, H3997 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, H3872 [3JN], H3901 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of Executive order against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H3985, H3986 [9JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H644 [28JA]

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

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules on oil and gas pipeline safety and pipeline spill prevention or mitigation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5559, H5560 [28JY]

FERC: ensure taxpayers are not held liable and pipeline owners bear full responsibility for any repair or environmental damages resulting from a natural gas pipeline explosion, H458 [21JA]

——— require an additional, independent safety review of an approved natural gas pipeline route, or segment of route, should a State or tribal government deem it necessary, H7602, H7603 [3NO]

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

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: effectiveness, H2361 [22AP]

Power resources: create regulatory process at Dept. of Energy, FERC, and Dept. of State to permit cross-border infrastructure projects, H8933, H8934 [2DE]

Public lands: BLM and Forest Service funding to expedite approval of additional pipeline infrastructure for oil and natural gas delivery to consumers through reductions in EPA environmental programs and management accounts funding, H4731 [25JN]

Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects, H8865 [2DE], H8992 [3DE]

——— water infrastructure projects funding, H1706, H1707 [17MR], H2346 [21AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H235, H236 [13JA]

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]

——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (H.R. 214), H160 [9JA], E34 [8JA]

——— 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]

——— require responsibility and payment for any Keystone XL Pipeline related oil spill cleanup on U.S. land, H958, H959 [11FE]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: allocation of funds, S7738 [4NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S2378–S2380 [23AP], S4636–S4638 [25JN]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S6056 [28JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (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]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), 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]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S184 [13JA], S537 [27JA], S1274 [4MR]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S85 [8JA], S408 [22JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1047, S1050 [24FE], S1215 [2MR], S1243 [3MR], S1263, S1274–S1277, S1280–S1285, S1288 [4MR], S1513 [16MR], S1695 [23MR]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S1207 [2MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8029, S8034–S8058, S8062–S8064, S8071, S8072, S8074–S8076 [18NO], S8119, S8121, S8124, S8125 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S7963 [16NO], S8054, S8055 [18NO], S8126 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

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

Economy: impact of Government regulations, S7709 [3NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S36 [7JA], S500–S502 [27JA], S1573–S1575 [17MR]

EPA: 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]

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

Government regulations: 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]

——— 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]

Infrastructure: improve (S. 268), S518 [27JA]

——— improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S1696, S1698, S1701–S1703 [23MR], S1742, S1748–S1750 [24MR], S2205 [15AP], S2625 [5MY]

Iran: require Dept. of Energy to report on Iranian crude oil and condensate exports and then lift de facto ban on U.S. crude oil and condensate exports relative to a nuclear agreement with Iran, S2507–S2509 [29AP]

Iron and steel industry: economic impact of antidumping and countervailing duties imposed by China on U.S. grain-oriented electrical steel exports, S3228 [21MY]

——— impact of foreign countries dumping steel produced from oil country tubular goods on domestic steel industry, S2901 [14MY]

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

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

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 151), S2417 [23AP]

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

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S304–S306 [21JA]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S7711 [3NO], S7902 [10NO]

——— State of the Union Message, S617–S619 [29JA]

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

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]

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]

Republican Party: national agenda, S712, S713 [3FE], S2283 [21AP], S3090 [20MY]

——— provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (S. 2276), S7916 [10NO]

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]

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]

——— request Dept. of State to pause or suspend application to build Keystone XL Pipeline, S7707 [3NO]

Water pollution: 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]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 19) (H. Rept. 114–1), H103 [7JA]

Consideration of H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act and H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 114–3), H429 [20JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 114–135), H3641 [1JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2577) (H. Rept. 114–129), H3581 [29MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2577) (S. Rept. 114–75), S4646 [25JN]

Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 147) (S. Rept. 114–1), S150 [12JA]

National Energy Security Corridors Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2295) (H. Rept. 114–285), H6835 [6OC]

Resolutions by organizations

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

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3834, H3835, H3851, H3855, H3861, H3862, H3867 [3JN]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3818–H3825 [3JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 19, consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act, H115 [8JA]

H. Res. 38, consideration of H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act and H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H443 [21JA]

H. Res. 100, consideration of S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act and clarify House proceedings and actions during February district work period, H937 [11FE]

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2578, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H3652 [2JN]

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, H168 [9JA]

H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, H453 [21JA]

H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S8034–S8054 [18NO]

S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, S637–S641 [29JA], H947–H950 [11FE]

S. 2117, prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property, S7103 [1OC]

S. Res. 151, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month, S2407 [23AP]