Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017
Latest action · Nov 10, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017
This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 51.1 billion cubic feet per year shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest and granted without modification or delay.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2017 to Aug 3, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Nov 9, 2017 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Jan 25, 2018 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Aug 3, 2018 |
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 Nov 9, 2017 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Nov 10, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 163, no. 183, November 9, 2017, page H8699.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1981 | Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 10, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced 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.
