HR 6 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act

Introduced Mar 6, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Cory Gardner R-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2014 Received in the Senate.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2014
  2. Passed HouseJun 25, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Energy (DOE), for proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the United States Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, to issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 30 days after the later of: (1) the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); or (2) the date of enactment of this Act.

Deems any NEPA review to be concluded: (1) 30 days after publication of a required Environmental Impact Statement if the project needs one; (2) 30 days after publication by DOE of a Finding of No Significant Impact if the project needs an Environmental Assessment; and (3) upon a determination by the lead agency that an application is eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to regulations under NEPA.

(A "categorical exclusion" under NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.)

Confers original and exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility under an application will be located over any civil action for the review of: (1) a DOE order regarding the application, or (2) DOE failure to issue a final decision on the application.

Requires the Court, if it finds in a civil action that DOE has failed to issue a final decision on an application, to order DOE to issue one within 30 days.

Requires the Court to set any civil action brought under this Act on the docket, for expedited consideration, as soon as practical after the filing date of the initial pleading.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Natural Gas Act to set, as a condition for approval of any authorization to export LNG, that the DOE Secretary require the applicant to disclose publicly the specific destination or destinations of any such authorized LNG exports.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 359Passed266–150Jun 25, 2014
House 358Failed192–225Jun 25, 2014
House 357Failed196–221Jun 25, 2014

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Jun 19, 2014, with 23 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalMar 6, 2014
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 6, 2014
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Actions 43

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2014Received in the Senate.
  2. Jun 25, 2014Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6 as unfinished business.
  3. Jun 25, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5741-5742)
  4. Jun 25, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5749-5752)
  5. Jun 25, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio part A amendment No. 3.
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Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 636Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3301) to require approval forRelated billJun 24, 2014
S 2083American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG ActRelated billMar 5, 2014
S 2274A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes.Related billApr 30, 2014
HR 4139American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG ActRelated billMar 7, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2014Received in Senate
  2. Jun 25, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. Jun 19, 2014Reported in House
  4. Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House

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