Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2014 Received in the Senate.
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 6, 2014
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 359 | On Passage | Passed266–150 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| House 358 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed192–225 | Jun 25, 2014 |
| House 357 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed196–221 | Jun 25, 2014 |
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Jun 19, 2014; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 12, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 12, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Mar 12, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 12, 2014 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Mar 13, 2014 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 13, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Mar 18, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Mar 18, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Mar 21, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Mar 25, 2014 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Apr 1, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 1, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 1, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | May 13, 2014 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | May 19, 2014 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 20, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 21, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Jun 2, 2014 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 19, 2014 |
Committees 1
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 Mar 6, 2014Markup Apr 30, 2014Reported Jun 19, 2014 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2014Hearings Mar 25, 2014Markup Apr 9, 2014Reported Apr 9, 2014 |
Actions 42
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Jun 25, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5741-5742)
- Jun 25, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gardner part A amendment No. 1.
- Jun 25, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 636, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt part A amendment No. 2.
- 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.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1224 | Michael R. Turner R-OH | Jul 24, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6221 | Glenn Thompson R-PA | Jul 15, 2014 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1066, H5738, H5741–H5746, H5749–H5752Text printed H5741Amendments H5741, H5743, H5745Motions H5750Recorded votes H5749, H5751DeFazio amendment (Dept. of Energy requirement for public disclosure of applicants intention to use eminent domain for any construction necessary to export natural gas)Garamendi motion to recommit (condition approval of permits on use of domestic shipping components, prohibit increased prices for consumers and protect national security) | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Cory Gardner R-CO (amendment), Gene Green D-TX, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, John Garamendi D-CA (motion), Mike Quigley D-IL, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR (amendment), Rush Holt D-NJ (amendment), Steve Chabot R-OH | Jun 25, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5652–H5659, H5664, H5669, H5676–H5683Text printed H5652Amendments H5658Recorded votes H5658, H5659consideration (H. Res. 636), previous question | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Cory Gardner R-CO, Doug Lamborn R-CO, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Fred Upton R-MI, Gene Green D-TX, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Jerry McNerney D-CA, Leonard Lance R-NJ, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Michael R. Turner R-OH, Paul Tonko D-NY, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Shelley Moore Capito R-WV, Susan W. Brooks R-IN, Ted Poe R-TX, Tim Ryan D-OH | Jun 24, 2014 |
| House | Declaratory Statements H5641 | — | Jun 23, 2014 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 4, 2014H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 30, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2256.
Printed hearings 7
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-174 | H.R. 4526, THE 21ST CENTURY ENERGY WORK- FORCE DEVELOPMENT JOBS INITIATIVE ACT OF 201477 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-135 | THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET164 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 3, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-133 | THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 EPA BUDGET130 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 2, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-129 | H.R. 6, THE DOMESTIC PROSPERITY AND GLOBAL FREEDOM ACT169 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-93 | THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL SPEECH: DOUBLING DOWN ON IRS TARGETING144 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Feb 27, 2014 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44765 | India’s Natural Gas: A Small Part of the Energy Mix Archived | Report | Feb 13, 2017 |
| R43653 | Shipping U.S. Crude Oil by Water: Vessel Flag Requirements and Safety Issues Archived | Report | Jul 21, 2014 |
| R43524 | S. 2262, Shaheen-Portman Bill 2014: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act Archived | Report | May 14, 2014 |
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 959 | Manager's amendment strikes the subsection requiring a 90 day decision deadline and replaces it with a 30 day decision deadline requiring DOE to issue a final decision on applications to export LNG following the conclusion of the NEPA environmental review of the LNG facilities. For the purposes of the 30 day decision deadline, the NEPA review would be considered concluded: for a project requiring an Environmental Impact Statement, 30 days after publication of a Final Environmental Impact Statement; for a project for which an Environmental Assessment has been prepared, 30 days after publication by DOE of a Finding of No Significant Impact; and upon determination by the lead agency that an application is eligible for a Categorical Exclusion pursuant to NEPA. | Cory Gardner R-CO | On agreeing to the Gardner amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| HAmdt 960 | Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Energy, before approving any natural gas exports, to make a public interest determination in consideration of how exports will affect domestic natural gas prices, jobs and manufacturing, and other factors. | Rush Holt D-NJ | On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A002) Failed by voice vote. |
| HAmdt 961 | Amendment sought to require an applicant to disclose any intention to use eminent domain for any construction necessary for LNG exports. | Peter A. DeFazio D-OR | On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 221 (Roll no. 357). |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Energy
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government information and archives
- International organizations and cooperation
- Judicial review and appeals
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Oil and gas
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade restrictions
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2014Received in Senate
- Jun 25, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jun 19, 2014Reported in House
- Mar 6, 2014Introduced 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.
