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HR 3500 118th Congress House Energy Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Oil and gas Pipelines Virginia West Virginia

Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act

Introduced: May 25, 2023 Introduced by: Joyce, John Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
May 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act

This bill establishes requirements to expedite the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.

Specifically, the bill ratifies and approves all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to federal law related to the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

In addition, the bill establishes a deadline by which

  • the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must issue permits or verifications necessary to complete the construction of the pipeline across the waters of the United States and to allow for the operation and maintenance of the pipeline,
  • the Forest Service must amend the Land and Resource Management Plan for the Jefferson National Forest as specified by the bill, and
  • the Department of Interior must grant specified rights-of-way and temporary use permits.

Finally, the bill prohibits judicial review of certain approvals related to the pipeline. 

What's happening now June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 8
R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · May 25, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· May 25, 2023
Johnson, Bill
· May 25, 2023
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 25, 2023
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2023
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 25, 2023
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2023
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2023
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · May 18, 2023
Mooney, Alexander
· May 18, 2023
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3500: Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3500/
MLA
"H.R. 3500: Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3500/.
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H.R. 3500, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3500/.
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[H.R. 3500: Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3500/)
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