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H.R. 3: Keystone XL Pipeline Act

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H.R. 3: Keystone XL Pipeline Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Energy · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 15 (2015): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR3 (2015-01-09), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3. 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

Keystone XL Pipeline Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Keystone XL Pipeline Act Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities specified in an application filed by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State on May 4, 2012. Deems the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement regarding the pipeline issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014 to fully satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and any law that requires federal agency consultation or review, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Maintains in effect any applicable federal permit or authorization issued before enactment of this Act. Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction, except for review in the Supreme Court, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit over any civil action for the review of a federal agency action regarding the pipeline and related facilities. Declares that this Act does not alter any federal, state, or local process or condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facilities.

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Official text

Keystone XL Pipeline Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), J. French Hill (R-AR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Brian Babin (R-TX), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (2)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114