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H.R. 3062 (119th): Promoting Cross-b order Energy Infrastructure Act

Promoting Cross-b order Energy Infrastructure Act This bill establishes a new process for approving or revoking permits for the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States. Thus, it replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders. The bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across a U.S. border with Canada or Mexico. A certificate must be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a facility consisting of oil or natural gas pipelines or the Department of Energy (DOE) for an electric transmission facility. As a condition of issuing a certificate, DOE must require that an electric transmission facility be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with specified policies and standards. FERC and DOE must meet a deadline for issuing a certificate as set forth by this bill. The bill also requires FERC to meet a deadline for approving applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico. The bill also requires the President to obtain the approval of Congress before revoking a permit issued under executive orders for constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining an oil or natural gas pipeline, an electric transmission facility, or a related border-crossing facility.

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The bill creates a new federal process for approving or revoking permits for energy infrastructure that crosses the U.S. border with Canada or Mexico, replacing the process set under specified executive orders. Anyone building, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for oil, natural gas, or electricity transmission must obtain a certificate of crossing: from FERC for oil and natural gas pipelines, and from DOE for electric transmission. DOE must condition electric transmission certificates on specified policies and standards. FERC and DOE must meet set deadlines for issuing certificates, and FERC must meet a deadline for approving natural gas import or export applications involving Canada or Mexico. The President must obtain congressional approval before revoking a covered permit.

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Theological note: The bill concerns the ordering of stewardship and governance: how a nation develops shared energy infrastructure while keeping permitting decisions under lawful, accountable procedure. Scripture supports diligent provision and responsible use of creation, and it also values orderly authority and checks against unilateral executive action. The measure's relevance lies mainly in these prudential questions of accountable administration and sound stewardship, not in a direct moral verdict on the infrastructure itself.

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Roll 277 · 18-Sep-2025 4:34 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 224 · Nay 203 · Other 5

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