Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 9, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to transfer from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the regulation of the exportation of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act.
Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on: (1) how the economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves, as well as the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves; (2) the potential of such countries to export their natural gas production to the global market, including the impact of such exports upon the global market; and (3) U.S. actions to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries having an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 20, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2013 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 |
| Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
- Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3990.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2771 | Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 | Related bill | Aug 16, 2013 |
| HR 3760 | Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jan 10, 2014 |
| HR 4155 | Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act | Related bill | Apr 2, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to transfer regulatory authority over exports of natural gas from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
