{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-priority-streamline-cross-border-energy-projects-included-energy-and", "Fedorchak priority to streamline cross-border energy projects included in Energy and Commerce reconciliation provisions", "2025-05-12", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Priorities from Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak\u2019s (R-ND) legislation, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, are included in Section 41002 of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce\u2019s Budget Reconciliation Energy Subtitle. The provision aims to enhance North American energy collaboration and strengthen U.S. energy security through strategic partnerships with Canada and Mexico. It will help streamline the permitting process for projects that connect U.S. energy resources with international markets and provide more certainty to energy developers, regulators, and U.S. allies.\n\n\u201cFor too long, energy developers have faced an unpredictable, outdated permitting process that has delayed or even canceled critical infrastructure projects\u2014costing jobs and weakening American energy security. The Keystone XL pipeline should have been a wake-up call. We need a cross-border permitting process that supports investment and infrastructure\u2014one that can\u2019t be undone by the stroke of a pen,\u201d Fedorchak said. \u201cNorth Dakota has long worked with Canada to develop and transport reliable energy, and this bill strengthens that partnership while ensuring the U.S. remains a leader in energy production. This legislation gives energy producers the green light to move forward with certainty and will help us deliver reliable, affordable energy to American families, farmers, and businesses who depend on it every day.\u201d\n\nBy creating a consistent statutory framework, the bill provides regulatory certainty for energy developers, protects critical infrastructure from political reversals, and strengthens the United States\u2019 energy partnerships with Canada and Mexico. The legislation has been introduced in previous Congresses, including in the 115th Congress where the bill passed the House with bipartisan support.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/fedorchak-priority-streamline-cross-border-energy-projects-included-energy-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1107849422842264, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}