When the Senate returns Monday, the upper chamber could play host to the first substantive energy debate it has had since 2009 and lay the groundwork for a vote on the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.

Lawmakers were busy over the weekend hammering out a possible deal on amendments to an energy-efficiency bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio.

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