Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
Latest action (Sep 19, 2025) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Energy and Natural Resources.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Apr 29, 2025This 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.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
1 recordeddecisive vote
House · Sep 18, 2025
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
Who lobbied on this
4 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Edison Electric Instituteno position stated
“…Relicensing Transparency Act H.R. 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 5600, SPEED and Reliability Act H.R. 1355, Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness…” filing ↗
- Itc Holdings Corp.no position stated
“…H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure…” filing ↗
- Oneok Inc.no position stated
“…H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross Border Energy Infrastructure…” filing ↗
- Xcel Energyno position stated
“…H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure…” filing ↗
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