Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1949 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1949

    To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2025

 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Ms. Letlow, Mrs. 
 Spartz, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Balderson, 
Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Arrington, 
Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Babin, Mr. Carter of Texas, 
    Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, and Ms. 
   Hageman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ADVANCING UNITED STATES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP.

    Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (a) and (b), respectively;
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c), and 
        moving such subsection after subsection (b), as so 
        redesignated;
            (4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by amending 
        paragraph (1) to read as follows:
    ``(1) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (in this subsection 
referred to as the `Commission') shall have the exclusive authority to 
approve or deny an application for authorization for the siting, 
construction, expansion, or operation of a facility to export natural 
gas from the United States to a foreign country or import natural gas 
from a foreign country, including an LNG terminal. In determining 
whether to approve or deny an application under this paragraph, the 
Commission shall deem the exportation or importation of natural gas to 
be consistent with the public interest. Except as specifically provided 
in this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect otherwise 
applicable law related to any Federal agency's authorities or 
responsibilities related to facilities to import or export natural gas, 
including LNG terminals.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the President 
under the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.), part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.), the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 
4301 et seq.), or any other provision of law that imposes sanctions on 
a foreign person or foreign government (including any provision of law 
that prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging in a 
transaction with a sanctioned person or government), including a 
country that is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, to prohibit 
imports or exports.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `state sponsor of terrorism' 
means a country the government of which the Secretary of State 
determines has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism 
pursuant to--
            ``(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform 
        Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
            ``(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
        (22 U.S.C. 2371);
            ``(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
        2780); or
            ``(D) any other provision of law.''.
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