Legislative Background on the Keystone XL Pipeline
Recent Action by Congress on the Oil Pipeline Project
During the six years that the Keystone XL Pipeline has been under review by the U.S. State Department, proponents of the project in Congress have made various attempts to promote its development. These have included legislation to transfer the permitting authority for the pipeline from the State Department, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and to Congress itself. ■ Vote in the 112th Congress In 2012, Congress attached a provision to a payroll tax cut extension bill requiring that Keystone XL receive its permit within 60 days unless President Obama determined that the project was not in America’s national interest….
