Skip to main content
S. 989 118th Congress Senate

North American Energy Act

Official title: A bill to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international bord… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.

Introduced: March 27, 2023 Introduced by: John Hoeven Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
Energy
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 27, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North American Energy Act

This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders.

Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, or operating a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across a U.S. border between 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, or operated 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.

Any entity aggrieved by a final agency action taken under the new process established by the bill may obtain judicial review of the action.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 1 Lower Energy Costs Act
  • HR 1058 Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
  • S 23 Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
  • S 947 Lower Energy Costs Act
  • HR 2811 Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023
  • S 1456 SPUR Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 26, 2023
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 27, 2023
Mullin, Markwayne
· Mar 27, 2023
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 27, 2023
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 989: North American Energy Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-989/
MLA
"S. 989: North American Energy Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-989/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 989, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-989/.
Markdown link
[S. 989: North American Energy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-989/)
Report a problem