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HR 3703 113th Congress House

Approve the Pipeline Now Act

Official title: To provide for the expedited approval of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
Energy CanadaDepartment of DefenseDepartment of StateDepartment of the Interior
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Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLicensing and registrationsOil and gasPipelines
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Dec 17, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Dec 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 11, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 11, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Approve the Pipeline Now Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) issue a Presidential permit approving the pipeline described in a specified application filed by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, as supplemented to include the Nebraska reroute evaluated in a certain Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality; and (2) issue a final environmental impact statement for such pipeline.

Deems such final environmental impact statement, coupled with the Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Prohibits the expenditure of federal funds to pay more than 75% of the salary of any senior official in the Department of State if either the Presidential permit or the final environmental impact statement remains unissued 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to issue all permits associated with the pipeline project that were applied for before enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the expenditure of federal funds, if the relevant permit remains unissued 30 days after enactment of this Act, to pay more than 75% of the salary of: (1) any senior official in the Department of the Interior, or (2) the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3703: Approve the Pipeline Now Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3703/
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"H.R. 3703: Approve the Pipeline Now Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3703/.
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