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Creates a new federal permitting system that requires a "certificate of crossing" for most new oil, natural gas, and electric transmission facilities that cross the U.S. border. It names which federal agencies must act, sets deadlines for agency decisions and rulemaking, alters how certain electricity transfers and natural gas exports to Canada and Mexico are authorized, and prevents the President from revoking some existing cross‑border permits without an Act of Congress.
The change exempts certain existing or pending projects, includes definitions and exclusions, and aims to speed and standardize federal review and approval timelines for cross‑border energy infrastructure while shifting some control away from the Presidential permit process to a statutorily defined agency process.
Adds a mandatory 30-day deadline for the Commission to grant applications to import natural gas from, or export natural gas to, Canada or Mexico after receipt of a complete application.
Repeals section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
Strikes specified text from section 202(f) of the Federal Power Act (exact text to be removed is not reproduced in this section).
Replaces language in PUHPA section 602(b) (16 U.S.C. 824a–4(b)) that required Commission hearings and findings under Federal Power Act section 202(e) with language requiring that the Secretary conduct hearings and find that proposed transmission facilities would not impair U.S. electric supply sufficiency or impede coordination of facilities under the Secretary's jurisdiction.
Introduced April 29, 2025 by Julie Fedorchak · Last progress September 19, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4423)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4424: 7)