The US House of
Representatives has given its final approval to a bill - already passed
by the Senate - backing the Keystone XL pipeline, in defiance of the
president's wishes.
The White House recently said President Barack Obama would veto the bill.The bill has not enough votes to override a presidential veto.
The 875-mile (1,400km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the US state of Nebraska, where it joins pipes running to Texas.
The project has pitted Republicans and other supporters, who say it will create much needed jobs, against many Democrats and environmentalists, who warn the pipeline will add to carbon emissions and contribute to global warming.
The US president has been critical of the pipeline, saying at the end of last year that it would primarily benefit Canadian oil firms and not contribute much to already dropping petrol prices.
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