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H.R. 4000: Energizing America through Employment Act

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H.R. 4000: Energizing America through Employment Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-09 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Energizing America through Employment Act

Plain summary

Energizing America through Employment Act - Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008. Declares that no permit pursuant to Executive Order 13337 or any other similar Executive Order regulating such activities at the U.S. border, and no additional environmental impact statement (EIS), shall be required for such Pipeline. Deems a certain EIS issued by the Department of State to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as well as any other law requiring federal agency consultation or review regarding such cross-border facilities. Sets forth conditions governing construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the cross-border facilities in connection with the Pipeline. Deems sufficient for the purposes of this Act any route and construction, mitigation, and reclamation measures for the Pipeline in the state of Nebraska that is identified by Nebraska and submitted to the Secretary of State. States that any action taken to implement this Act does not constitute a major federal action requiring an EIS under NEPA. Restricts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit any federal judicial review over actions and facilities implemented under this Act. Instructs the Secretary of State, for purposes of making a national interest determination under Executive Order 13337 (or any successor Executive Order) regarding a pipeline application, to solicit the views of specified congressional committees regarding such application and pertinent information.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Energizing America through Employment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tom McClintock (R-CA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 3 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4000 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112