LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
Latest action · Jan 29, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Passed HouseJan 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency 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 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 50 | On Passage | Passed277–133 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| House 49 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed175–237 | Jan 28, 2015 |
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2015 to Jan 27, 2015; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jan 16, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jan 16, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jan 27, 2015 |
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 Jan 14, 2015 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2015 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2015 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 28, 2015Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 48. (consideration: CR H645-654)
- Jan 28, 2015Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 351 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
- Jan 28, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 351.
- Jan 28, 2015The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H651)
In the Congressional Record 5
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 E143 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E137 | Jody B. Hice R-GA | Jan 30, 2015 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E127, H644, H645–H654Text printed H645Motions H651Recorded votes H652, H653enactGaramendi motion to recommit (prohibit approval of permit to export natural gas to any nation listed as a state sponsor of terrorism and require use of U.S.-flagged ships) | Bill Johnson R-OH, Bob Gibbs R-OH, Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Brian Babin R-TX, Ed Whitfield R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Gene Green D-TX, John Garamendi D-CA (motion), Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Michael R. Turner R-OH, Paul Tonko D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 28, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H611–H616Text printed H611Recorded votes H616Declaratory Statements H641 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Bill Johnson R-OH, Blake Farenthold R-TX, Pete Sessions R-TX, Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX | Jan 27, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H511 | Kevin McCarthy R-CA | Jan 22, 2015 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 7, January 14, 2015, page H406.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44090 | Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Coal and Natural Gas in the Power Sector Archived | Report | Jun 26, 2015 |
| R42074 | U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes Archived | Report | Jan 28, 2015 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 48 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 351) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Jan 27, 2015 |
| HR 89 | Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act | Related bill | Jan 9, 2015 |
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
| HR 3682 | Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2016 |
| HR 4909 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Related bill | May 26, 2016 |
Titles 3
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, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2015Referred in Senate
- Jan 28, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced 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.
