United States · Bill · S
S. 989 (118th)
North American Energy Act
Introduced
27 March 2023
Last action
27 March 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Subjects
Energy, Transport
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
North American Energy Act This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders. Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, or operating a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across a U.S. border between 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, or operated 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. Any entity aggrieved by a final agency action taken under the new process established by the bill may obtain judicial review of the action.
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Timeline
27 March 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 March 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Lower Energy Costs Act
- related to → Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
- related to → Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
- related to → Lower Energy Costs Act
- related to ← Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023
- related to ← SPUR Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/989
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/989
- us · 118-s-989 · source updated 24 March 2026