Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sep 19, 2025

This bill establishes a new permitting process for energy infrastructure that crosses U.S. borders with Canada or Mexico. It requires applicants to obtain a certificate from either the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (for oil and natural gas pipelines) or the Department of Energy (for electric transmission facilities) before constructing, operating, or maintaining border-crossing energy facilities. The bill sets deadlines for these agencies to issue certificates and requires the Department of Energy to ensure electric transmission facilities meet specified policies and standards. Additionally, the bill requires presidential permits for oil and natural gas pipelines to be revoked only with congressional approval, replacing the process previously established by executive orders.

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Promoting Cross-b order Energy Infrastructure Act This bill establishes a new process for approving or revoking permits for the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States. Thus, it replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders. The bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across a U.S. border with 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, operated, or maintained 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. The bill also requires the President to obtain the approval of Congress before revoking a permit issued under executive orders for constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining an oil or natural gas pipeline, an electric transmission facility, or a related border-crossing facility.