On the recordMay 21, 2013
``by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State as supplemented to include the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska Governor'' shall ``be considered or deemed to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act.'' This is a clear attempt by this body to execute the law of the land, and that is proscribed by the Constitution. Again, Mr. Speaker, the Executive must execute the laws. H.R. 3 runs afoul of this requirement. The Supreme Court held in Bowsher v. Synar that interpreting a law enacted by Congress to implement the legislative mandate is the very essence of ``execution of the law,'' and that's exactly what is being proposed here and forbidden by the Constitution. The exercise of judgment in the bill before us concerning facts that affect application of statute---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's remarks should be confined to the question of privileges of the House. The gentleman's remarks address the underlying bill, which is not before the House currently. If the gentleman is unwilling to confine his remarks to the question of privilege, the Chair is prepared to rule.
