Approve and expedite construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Ryan K. Zinke · Montana · Republican

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Evidence

unverified · Source version 18649 · locator unknown

“Executive Order 13990 also revoked the Keystone XL pipeline permit... The pipeline project was cancelled shortly thereafter, and will no longer cross Tribal treaty and ancestral homelands.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official White House reporting states the Keystone XL permit was revoked and the project was subsequently cancelled, indicating the approval/expedite claim was not ultimately delivered.

never later_term

WH-Tribal-Nations-Summit-Progress-Report.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

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unverified · Source version 40766 · locator unknown

Congress.gov shows S.1 was titled "To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline" and would allow TransCanada to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enrolled bill matched the promise's substance by approving Keystone XL construction, but it did not become law because it was vetoed and the veto override failed.

partial same_term A for effort

S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, 114th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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unverified · Source version 40767 · locator unknown

House Roll Call 75 lists S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, as passed 270-152 and records Rep. Zinke of Montana voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Zinke took a concrete pro-approval vote during his House term, supporting an effort badge, but the vote alone did not deliver construction.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 75, S.1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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unverified · Source version 40766 · locator unknown

Congress.gov records that S.1 was vetoed by the President on February 24, 2015 and failed of passage in the Senate over veto on March 4, 2015.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The main 2015 legislative attempt to approve Keystone XL failed during Zinke's House term, so it did not fulfill the promise then despite clear effort.

never same_term A for effort

S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, 114th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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unverified · Source version 40768 · locator unknown

The memorandum invited TransCanada to resubmit its application and directed the State Department to facilitate expeditious review and reach a permitting determination within 60 days.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Trump administration later acted to expedite review of Keystone XL, partially matching the approval/expedite portion of the promise, but this did not ensure completed construction.

partial later_term

Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, Presidential Memorandum
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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unverified · Source version 40769 · locator unknown

The 2019 Presidential Permit granted TransCanada permission to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada border in Phillips County, Montana.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Federal approval was granted later, after Zinke's initial House term and after his Interior service, but the broader construction outcome still was not completed.

partial later_term

Authorizing TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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unverified · Source version 40770 · locator unknown

Executive Order 13990 states that the March 29, 2019 Keystone XL permit is revoked and that leaving the permit in place would not be consistent with the administration's imperatives.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The later federal permit was revoked before the project was completed, weighing against fulfillment of a promise to approve and expedite construction.

never later_term

Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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unverified · Source version 40771 · locator unknown

TC Energy confirmed that, after reviewing its options and consulting Alberta, it terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline Project; construction activities had been suspended after permit revocation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The project sponsor officially terminated Keystone XL in 2021, confirming the promised construction outcome was not delivered.

never later_term

TC Energy confirms termination of Keystone XL Pipeline Project
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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verified · Source version 61520 · locator 3896

Permission is hereby granted to the permittee to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline Border facilities

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A 2026 presidential permit authorizes a related Bridger cross-border crude-oil pipeline facility in Montana, showing later partial approval activity but not completed Keystone XL construction.

partial later_term

Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC to Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at the International Boundary at Phillips County, Montana, Between the United States and Canada – The White House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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verified · Source version 61522 · locator 7852

required to support a FID, targeted for mid-2027. Any FID will remain subject to the successful completion of these activities

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): South Bow’s latest SEC-filed update says the related Prairie Connector/Liberty Bridge work remains pre-final-investment-decision, so construction delivery remains unresolved rather than completed.

unresolved later_term

EdgarFiling
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. later_term A for effort

The promised outcome was to approve and expedite construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Although Keystone XL received federal approval during the Trump administration after Zinke left the House and while he was serving federally as Interior Secretary, the pipeline was not ultimately constructed; its permit was revoked by Executive Order 13990 in 2021 and the project was cancelled shortly afterward. Zinke supported and materially advocated for Keystone XL, so this merits an effort badge, but the construction outcome was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%