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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 3 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.

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To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Terry — Cosponsors: Mr. Matheson, Mr. Upton, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Crawford, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Daines, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Harper, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Lance, Mr. Latta, Mr. Long, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs.
Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Mulvaney, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Olson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Ribble, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walden, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Bentivolio, Ms. Foxx, Mr.
Hurt, Mr. Jones, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pompeo, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stewart, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Hall, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Schock, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Latham, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Kline, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeSantis, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Radel, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Woodall, Mrs. Black, Mr. Royce, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Williams, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Denham, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Lankford — Actions: March 15, 2013 — Mr. Terry (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Upton, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr.
Bridenstine, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Daines, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Guthrie, Mr.
Harper, Mr. Harris, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Lance, Mr. Latta, Mr. Long, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Mulvaney, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Olson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Ribble, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Stivers, Mr.
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walden, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Bentivolio, and Ms. Foxx) 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;
May 17, 2013 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Hurt, Mr. Jones, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pompeo, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stewart, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Hall, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Schock, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Latham, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Kline, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Radel, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Woodall, Mrs. Black, Mr. Royce, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Williams, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Denham, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Lankford; May 17, 2013 — Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; May 17, 2013 — Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; May 17, 2013 — Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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