The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 18 voted 224-203 to advance legislation led by U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) that would streamline the permitting process for projects that connect U.S. energy resources with international markets. Yet on his first day in office, President Biden used the stroke of a pen to shut it down,” Rep. Fedorchak said on the House floor. On April 29, she sponsored the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, H.R. 3062 would task FERC with overseeing applications for oil and natural gas pipelines, while DOE would manage applications for electric transmission facilities, according to a bill summary provided by Rep. Fedorchak’s office. Among the organizations supporting the bill are the Edison Electric Institute, the America First Policy Institute, the American Petroleum Institute, Americans for Prosperity, and the National Taxpayers Union, among others.