The House of Representatives has passed three bills with bipartisan support addressing several energy security concerns while also propping up the production and transportation of fossil fuels.

All three bills now head to the Senate, where Republicans will also need to secure Democratic support to send the legislation to President Donald Trump‘s desk — a goal that might not be too far out of reach, given the bipartisanship seen Thursday afternoon in the House.

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The Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act, introduced by freshman Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), was the first to pass in a 224-203 vote, with seven Democrats voting in favor.

This bill would streamline the federal approvals and permitting process for cross-border oil, gas, and electricity projects.

Ahead of the vote, Fedorchak said the legislation helped lay the groundwork for stronger reforms to the permitting and environmental review process for energy projects, which is being considered in committee.

“Right now, if you want to build a pipeline or a power transmission line between the U.S. and Canada or the U.S. and Mexico … you’re stuck navigating a patchwork of executive orders, undefined agency processes, and shifting political winds,” Fedorchak said on the House floor.

“We need a cross-border permitting process that is transparent, predictable, and durable—a process that can’t be undone with the stroke of a pen,” she added.

Also passed Thursday afternoon, in a 217-209 vote, was the reauthorization of the National Coal Council, an advisory committee within the Energy Department. Four Democrats voted in favor of the bill, and three Republicans voted against.

This 50-person committee was first established under President Ronald Reagan to advise the energy secretary on coal technologies and markets. It lapsed in 2021 but was reinstated by Energy Secretary Chris Wright earlier this year.

In addition to reauthorizing the committee, the bill would exempt the coal council from regulations that require advisory committees to terminate after two years unless renewed by the administration.

The third bill brought to the floor, the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act, also passed. Five Democrats voted in favor, and only one Republican voted against the bill in a 216-206 tally.

Also known as the GRID Power Act, this legislation would expedite the interconnection process for “dispatchable” and baseload energy projects, allowing traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels to connect to the grid more quickly.

The term “dispatchable” typically excludes solar and wind power projects, as they are intermittent and dependent on the weather.

The bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule prioritizing these projects, fast-tracking construction and interconnection within one year.

HOUSE SET TO VOTE ON ENERGY BILLS TARGETING GRID RELIABILITY

Ahead of the bill’s passage, FERC Chairman David Rosner told members of the press that he would be “delighted” to work with his fellow commissioners in implementing any bill passed by Congress and signed by the president.

The GRID Power Act now also heads to the Senate, where Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced a similar bill under the same name.