American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit any person from exporting any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing such person to do so. Allows the Secretary to issue an order authorizing such exportation, upon application, if the Secretary determines that the proposed exportation will be consistent with the public interest.
Requires the Secretary to issue an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 on such an order, including by analyzing the impacts of extraction of exported natural gas on the environment in communities where the natural gas is extracted.
Directs the Secretary to issue final regulations for determining whether an export of natural gas from the United States to a foreign country is in the public interest.
Exempts any export authorization order from such EIS and public interest requirements if the natural gas would be exported solely to meet certain requirements of: (1) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (regarding presidential foreign exchange transaction authorities), (2) the Trading with the Enemy Act (regarding such transaction authorities in wartime), or (3) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (regarding the International Energy Program). Authorizes the Secretary to issue such an order upon application in such cases without modification or delay.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2013 to Jun 24, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Mar 14, 2013 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 24, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Mar 14, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2088 | American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act | Related bill | Mar 6, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Department of Energy
- Economic performance and conditions
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- General public lands matters
- Licensing and registrations
- Oil and gas
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2013Introduced in House
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