Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
Latest action · Sep 6, 2018 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.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2017
- Passed HouseSep 6, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day shall be granted without modification or delay.
Recorded votes 4
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 392 | On Passage | Passed260–146 | Sep 6, 2018 |
| House 391 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed178–231 | Sep 6, 2018 |
| House 390 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed195–210 | Sep 6, 2018 |
| House 389 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed176–227 | Sep 6, 2018 |
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2017 to May 10, 2018, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Dec 11, 2017 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Dec 11, 2017 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Dec 11, 2017 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Dec 11, 2017 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 10, 2018 |
Actions 33
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2018Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4606 as unfinished business.
- Sep 6, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (CR H7896-7900)
- Sep 6, 2018Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1049. (consideration: CR H7887-7894; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H7891)
- Sep 6, 2018DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeGette amendment No. 2.
- Sep 6, 2018DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 1.
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 962 | Amendment sought to insert "after opportunity for hearing and public input" after the word "delay" on page 3, line 18. | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | On agreeing to the Pallone amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 227 (Roll no. 389). |
| HAmdt 963 | Amendment sought to require export applications to show that the natural gas to be exported was produced using available techniques to minimize methane emissions from leaks or venting. | Diana DeGette D-CO | On agreeing to the DeGette amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 210 (Roll no. 390). |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1049 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1635) to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4606) to provide that applications under the Na | Procedurally related | Sep 5, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2018Referred in Senate
- Sep 6, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jul 18, 2018Reported in House
- Dec 11, 2017Introduced in House
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