HR 3500 United States House · 118th Congress

Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act

The Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act (HR 3500) requires federal agencies to expedite permits and approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project within 21 days of enactment. It mandates the Army, Agriculture, and Interior secretaries to issue necessary permits for construction and operation, while blocking all legal challenges to these approvals through judicial review. The bill directly affects the pipeline project by overriding existing legal barriers and agency decisions related to its completion. Key provisions include ratifying prior approvals, expediting permits, and prohibiting lawsuits seeking to invalidate agency actions for this specific pipeline. This law aims to accelerate the pipeline's construction to meet regional natural gas demand, as stated in the bill.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Sub-Topics: Pipeline Infrastructure Oil & Gas

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2023

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Introduced May 18, 2023 Last action Jun 23, 2023

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Committee

Jun 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

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May 19, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

lower

May 18, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.

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May 18, 2023

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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors