American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act
Latest action · Feb 26, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act
Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit exporting natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing the exportation.
Allows DOE to: (1) authorize such exportation after determining that it is consistent with the public interest, and (2) modify the export application as DOE determines necessary.
Requires the Secretary to issue: (1) an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 on such an order, and (2) a summary of an analysis on the impact of extraction of exported natural gas upon the environment in those communities where the natural gas is extracted.
Directs DOE to promulgate final regulations to establish the processes for determining whether a proposed exportation of natural gas from the United States to a foreign country is in the public interest.
Exempts any export authorization order from the EIS and public interest requirements if the natural gas would be exported solely to meet certain requirements of: (1) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, (2) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or (3) the Trading with the Enemy Act. Authorizes DOE, furthermore, to issue such orders without modification or delay after receiving an application.
States that this Act does not affect certain authority under the Natural Gas Act regarding the importation or exportation of natural gas to a nation with which a free trade agreement is in effect.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 26, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to the exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Department of Energy
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Oil and gas
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in Senate
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