Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
This bill speeds up the approval process for building and operating oil pipelines, gas lines, and power grids across the Canadian and Mexican borders. It eliminates the requirement for a presidential permit, preventing the White House from unilaterally blocking or canceling these projects and instead giving review authority to federal energy agencies under strict deadlines. In addition, companies could modify existing cross-border energy lines—such as reversing fuel flow or expanding capacity—without obtaining new border permits, and regulators would have to approve natural gas shipments to and from Canada and Mexico within 30 days.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Cross-border oil, gas, and electric transmission operatorsReplaces the discretionary Presidential permitting process with a standardized certificate of crossing that federal agencies must grant within 120 days of environmental review unless found contrary to the public interest, eliminates permit requirements for facility modifications, and protects existing permits from executive revocation without an Act of Congress.
- Electricity exportersRepeals Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act, eliminating the requirement to obtain federal regulatory approval or an order before exporting electricity to foreign countries.
- Natural gas importers and exporters (Canada and Mexico)Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve complete applications to import natural gas from or export natural gas to Canada or Mexico within 30 days.
Who it burdens
- Cross-border oil, gas, and electric transmission operatorsRequires entities constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining new cross-border oil or gas pipelines or electric transmission lines to obtain a certificate of crossing, and requires electric transmission projects to comply with regional reliability and grid operator rules as a condition of certification.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Department of EnergyImposes statutory deadlines to conduct rulemakings within one year, mandates issuing border-crossing certificates within 120 days of completed environmental reviews, and obligates FERC to approve complete Canadian and Mexican gas import/export applications within 30 days.
- The President of the United StatesEliminates executive authority to require Presidential permits for cross-border energy infrastructure and prohibits the President from revoking existing Presidential permits for cross-border pipelines and transmission facilities without congressional authorization.
The provisions, in plain language.
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Requires anyone building, connecting, operating, or maintaining an oil or gas pipeline or electric transmission facility across a U.S. border to obtain a certificate of crossing, beginning one year after enactment.
Directs federal regulators (FERC for pipelines and the Department of Energy for electric lines) to issue a requested border-crossing certificate within 120 days of finishing environmental review, unless the agency determines the facility is not in the public interest.
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve complete applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico within 30 days of receipt, starting one year after enactment.
Eliminates the requirement to obtain a Presidential permit to build, connect, operate, or maintain cross-border oil or gas pipelines or electric transmission lines, starting one year after enactment.
Exempts modifications to existing, permitted, or certified cross-border energy facilities—including changes in flow volume, flow direction, ownership, or pumping capacity—from requiring a certificate of crossing or Presidential permit.
Prohibits the President from revoking existing Presidential permits for cross-border oil, gas, or electricity facilities unless authorized by an Act of Congress.
Requires cross-border electric transmission facilities to follow all applicable regional reliability standards and grid operator rules as a condition of receiving a certificate of crossing.
Exempts from the certificate requirement any cross-border energy facilities that are already operating, already hold a Presidential permit, or have a permit application pending on the date of enactment.
Repeals the federal requirement to obtain federal regulatory approval before exporting electricity to a foreign country, starting one year after enactment.
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to publish proposed rules within 180 days and final rules within one year to implement the border-crossing certification process.
Requires anyone building, connecting, operating, or maintaining an oil or gas pipeline or electric transmission facility across a U.S. border to obtain a certificate of crossing, beginning one year after enactment.
Directs federal regulators (FERC for pipelines and the Department of Energy for electric lines) to issue a requested border-crossing certificate within 120 days of finishing environmental review, unless the agency determines the facility is not in the public interest.
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve complete applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico within 30 days of receipt, starting one year after enactment.
Eliminates the requirement to obtain a Presidential permit to build, connect, operate, or maintain cross-border oil or gas pipelines or electric transmission lines, starting one year after enactment.
Exempts modifications to existing, permitted, or certified cross-border energy facilities—including changes in flow volume, flow direction, ownership, or pumping capacity—from requiring a certificate of crossing or Presidential permit.
Prohibits the President from revoking existing Presidential permits for cross-border oil, gas, or electricity facilities unless authorized by an Act of Congress.
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How members voted on Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4423)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4424: 7)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4442)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3062, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3062.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4423)
- Rule H. Res. 707 passed House.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 151.
- Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
- Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-186, Part I.
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 13.
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- Introduced in House
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4423)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 203 (Roll no. 277). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4424: 7)
- Rule H. Res. 707 passed House.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-186, Part I.
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3062, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-3062. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.