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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 684 

To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 

Mr. ARMSTRONG (for himself, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. SCALISE, Ms. CHENEY, 

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. UPTON, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, 

Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 

DUNCAN, Mr. KELLER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. STEIL, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, 

Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. NORMAN, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. 

WOMACK, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. DUNN, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. MOORE of 

Utah, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GOSAR, 

Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. CAWTHORN, 

Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BRADY, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, 

Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. EMMER, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. JOYCE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. SESSIONS, 

Mr. BANKS, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. MANN, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. STEWART, 

Mrs. HINSON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HERN, Mr. 

ARRINGTON, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. CHABOT, 

Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. LONG, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. 

KINZINGER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. PENCE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ESTES, Mr. 

ROUZER, Mr. HILL, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. 

CLINE, Mr. FERGUSON, and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 

Commerce, 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 

A BILL 

To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keystone XL Pipeline 

5 Construction and Jobs Preservation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL AUTHORIZATION. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—TransCanada Keystone Pipe8 line, L.P., may construct, connect, operate, and maintain 

9 the pipeline facilities at the international border of the 

10 United States and Canada at Phillips County, Montana, 

11 for the import of oil from Canada to the United States 

12 described in the Presidential Permit of March 29, 2019 

13 (84 Fed. Reg. 13101). 

14 (b) NO PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED.—No 

15 Presidential permit (or similar permit) under Executive 

16 Order 13867 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the issuance 

17 of permits with respect to facilities and land transpor18 tation crossings at the international boundaries of the 

19 United States), Executive Order 12038 (42 U.S.C. 7151 

20 note; relating to the transfer of certain functions to the 

21 Secretary of Energy), Executive Order 10485 (15 U.S.C. 

22 717b note; relating to the performance of functions re23 specting electric power and natural gas facilities located 

24 on United States borders), or any other Executive order 

25 shall be required for the construction, connection, operVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:54 Feb 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H684.IH H684

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1 ation, or maintenance of the pipeline facilities described 

2 in subsection (a). 

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