US Congress House Bill 3900 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to ensure that any crude oil and bitumen transported by the Keystone XL pipeline, and all refined petroleum products whose origin was via importation of crude oil or bitumen by the Keystone XL pipeline, will be entered into domestic commerce for final disposition. Authorizes the President to waive such requirement in the national interest under specified conditions, including where: (1) an exchange of crude oil or refined product provides for no net loss of crude oil or refined product consumed domestically, or (2) a waiver is necessary under the Constitution, a law, or an international agreement.

To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2012-02-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB4325 (Related) 2012-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3900/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3900/BILLS-112hr3900ih.pdf