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114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Gino Bulso

A non-binding House resolution expresses support for the president's energy-emergency policies and expedited permitting for Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel; it does not change law.

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Bill Summary · HR 91

Summary — H.R. 91

Title: A resolution to support President Trump’s policies to increase the nation’s energy infrastructure and security, which have facilitated emergency permitting for the Enbridge Line 5 project

Purpose / Intent

H.R. 91 is a non‑binding House resolution expressing support for the Trump Administration’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order “Declaring a National Energy Emergency” and for federal actions that have enabled emergency permitting for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac. The resolution frames Line 5 as critical to Michigan’s energy needs and applauds federal steps to expedite related infrastructure permitting.

Background / Context

  • Enbridge Line 5 is a crude oil and natural gas liquids pipeline about 645 miles long that runs from northern Wisconsin through Michigan to Ontario. Enbridge reports Line 5 supplies ~65% of propane demand in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and ~55% of statewide propane needs.
  • A twin‑pipe segment has run under the Straits of Mackinac since 1953. Enbridge proposes building a buried tunnel beneath the Straits to house a new replacement pipeline.
  • Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed lawsuits seeking to void the 1953 easement and shut down Line 5/tunnel.
  • On Jan 20, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order directing federal agencies to use lawful emergency authorities to expedite energy and infrastructure projects. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designated certain projects, including the Line 5 tunnel project, as eligible for emergency permits under that order.

Key provisions / What the resolution does

  • States congressional support for the President’s energy infrastructure/security policies and for emergency permitting actions that have included the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project.
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and Michigan’s congressional delegation.

Note: As a resolution, H.R. 91 expresses sentiment only; it does not create binding law or change permitting authorities.

Who is affected

  • Primary subjects: Enbridge (project proponent), Michigan energy consumers (particularly propane users in the Upper Peninsula), Michigan state government and the Attorney General’s office (litigation parties), federal agencies charged with permitting (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
  • Stakeholders: environmental groups, local communities around the Straits, rail/highway freight interests (alternative transport modes), and congressional delegations.

Legislative status & timeline (selected)

  • Introduced / filed in various forms across jurisdictions in 2025 (document assembly shows multiple related or similarly numbered resolutions).
  • House action (selected): Adopted; enrolled and signed by the Speaker; copies transmitted to Secretary of State. Final recorded roll call: May 14, 2025 — Roll Call #117: Yeas 58, Nays 48, Not Voting 4.
  • Referred to relevant committees earlier in 2025; reported and adopted in amended form in committee before final House adoption.

Impact & limitations

  • Political/expressive impact: signals legislative support for executive emergency permitting and may be used to pressure or justify federal permitting actions and political messaging.
  • Legal/regulatory impact: none directly — the resolution does not alter statutes, the easement, or court proceedings. Actual permitting, project approvals, and litigation outcomes remain subject to federal agency decisions and ongoing state litigation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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