S.Amdt. 17Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree

To require the use of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities.

Sponsored by Al  Franken Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
Submitted January 13, 2015

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 17 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 5.

January 20, 2015

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 17 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 5.

January 20, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S255, S258-259, S262-263, S266)

January 20, 2015

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Motion to table amendment SA 17 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 5.

January 20, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S222)

January 16, 2015

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Senate amendment submitted

January 13, 2015

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 17 proposed by Senator Cantwell for Senator Franken to Amendment SA 2.(consideration: CR S189-190; text: CR S189)

January 13, 2015

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Senate amendment submitted

January 13, 2015

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Amendment SA 17 proposed by Senator Cantwell for Senator Franken to Amendment SA 2. (consideration: CR S189-190; text: CR S189) To require the use of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities.

January 13, 2015

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SA 17. Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Manchin)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2
proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 1,
to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; as follows:

After section 2, insert the following:

SEC. __. USE OF UNITED STATES IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED
GOODS.

(a) Limitation.--Subject to subsection (b), to the maximum
extent consistent with the obligations of the United States
under international trade agreements, none of the iron,
steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the
Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities approved by this Act may
be produced outside of the United States.
(b) Nonapplication.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the
extent that the President finds that--
(1) iron, steel, and the applicable manufactured goods are
not produced in the United States in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities with a satisfactory quality;
or
(2) inclusion of iron, steel, or any manufactured good
produced in the United States will increase the cost of the
iron, steel, or any manufactured good used in the Pipeline
and facilities by more than 25 percent.
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