Natural gas has been sold commercially in the United States since 1816, starting with the Gaslight Company of Baltimore. Technological advancements around the turn of the 20th century greatly expanded its uses for heating, cooking, and industrial applications. New pipeline technology and new drilling techniques led to…
Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Historically, many U.S. policymakers have regarded the Western Hemisphere as a U.S. sphere of influence, vital to U.S. interests, or both. U.S. engagement in the region has shifted over time, responding to changes in the hemisphere and in U.S. objectives. Following the end of the Cold War, the U.S. approach to the Wes…
Permitting reform for energy infrastructure continues to be a topic of interest in Congress. Some Members of Congress are particularly interested in the processes for planning, siting, approving, and paying for electricity transmission lines (referred to as transmission permitting in this report). Proponents of transm…
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PROMOTING CROSS-BORDER ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ACT
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Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 722, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill is considered adopted.
Latest action: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.