# 119-s-1485: North American Energy Act

119-s-1485, North American Energy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1485
- Congress: 119
- Title: North American Energy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a single federal certificate process to authorize construction, connection, and operation of border-crossing oil, natural gas, and electricity facilities.** It removes the need for presidential permits and assigns clear agency roles and deadlines for approval and rulemaking. - Project developers and facility owners must obtain a certificate of crossing before building or operating a border-crossing oil, natural gas, or electric transmission facility. Certificates must be issued within 90 days after the relevant NEPA final action unless the action finds the project is not in the public interest. Exemptions cover facilities already operating on enactment and certain pending or issued permits. - Federal regulators are assigned specific roles. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission handles oil and natural gas pipelines. The Department of Energy handles electric transmission and must require compliance with the Electric Reliability Organization and applicable regional transmission organizations or independent system operators. - Cross-border trade rules change. FERC must grant complete applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico within 30 days. The bill also repeals the Federal Power Act provision that required a separate order for electricity transmission to Canada and Mexico.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster approvals for Canada and Mexico gas: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Commission would have to grant applications to import or export natural gas to Canada or Mexico within 30 days after it gets a complete application. This deadline would start upon enactment.
- Changes to cross-border electric approvals: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would repeal the law that set rules for sending electricity to foreign countries. It would also change who must hold hearings and make findings about proposed cross-border transmission lines. The Secretary would take on new finding duties. These changes would take effect upon e…
- New cross-border energy certificate rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would require companies to get a new certificate before building or operating cross-border oil, gas, or electric lines. The certificate rule would start one year after enactment. After NEPA review, FERC or the Energy Secretary would have 90 days to decide. Electric crossings m…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2256: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1485)

## Related
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2256: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2256)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1485 (as of 2026-09-10).