H.R. 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 113-49 PDF XML

    Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

    Text of H.R. 3301 PDF XML

    North American Energy Infrastructure Act (as introduced)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, June 23, 2014.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 636: 
Agreed to by record vote of 221-186, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 219-184, on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. 

MANAGERS: Burgess/McGovern

1. Structured rule for H.R. 6.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-48 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 3301.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-49 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

14. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
6Version 2Crdenas , Tony (CA)DemocratLate Revised Requires the owner or operator of the cross-border segment agrees to hire no less than 51 percent of long-term unemployed Americans for positions created in the United States.Submitted
4Version 1DeFazio (OR)DemocratConditions the new natural gas export authority on an applicant’s certification that eminent domain will not be used. Submitted
5Version 1DeFazio (OR)DemocratBars a finding of “consistent with the public interest” if the LNG export applicant will use eminent domain.Submitted
7Version 1Loebsack (IA)DemocratLate Withdrawn Requires that 20 percent of the profits generated by the Keystone XL Pipeline be paid into the Highway Trust Fund for 10 years after operation begins. Withdrawn
3Version 1Pallone (NJ)DemocratEnsures that the complete length of cross-border projects would be subject to full environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).Made In Order
2Version 1Waxman (CA)DemocratExcludes any project with a pending permit application from the new approval requirements in the bill. Made In Order
1Version 1Welch (VT), Pingree (ME), Kuster, Ann (NH), Shea-Porter (NH)DemocratEnsures pipeline modifications receive a thorough environmental review process. Made In Order