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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 11, 2017 to May 10, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
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 Dec 11, 2017Markup May 9, 2018Reported Jul 18, 2018 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 6, 2018 |
Actions 32
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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, 2018The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
- Sep 6, 2018House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1049 and Rule XVIII.
- Sep 6, 2018The Speaker designated the Honorable Liz Cheney to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- Sep 6, 2018GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4606.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7887–H7894, H7896–H7900Text printed H7891Amendments H7891, H7892, H7893Motions H7898Recorded votes H7896, H7897, H7899DeGette amendment (require export applications for small volumes of natural gas to show that such export was produced using techniques to minimize methane emissions)Watson Coleman motion to recommit (prohibit use of eminent domain to construct natural gas pipelines in order to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas)Pallone amendment (restore public hearing requirements for applications to export small volumes of natural gas) | Bill Johnson R-OH, Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ (motion), Debbie Lesko R-AZ, Diana DeGette D-CO (amendment), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ (amendment), Gene Green D-TX, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Joe Barton R-TX, John Garamendi D-CA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Pete Olson R-TX, Roger Marshall R-KS | Sep 6, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7834–H7839Text printed H7834Amendments H7837Recorded votes H7838, H7839consideration (H. Res. 1049), previous question | Bill Johnson R-OH, Clay Higgins R-LA, Liz Cheney R-WY, Norma J. Torres D-CA (amendment) | Sep 5, 2018 |
| House | Declaratory Statements H7825 | — | Sep 4, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5352 | Bill Johnson R-OH | Jun 20, 2018 |
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
- May 24, 2018H.R. 4606, Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 201, December 11, 2017, page H9789.
Printed hearings 1
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. 115-94 | LEGISLATION ADDRESSING LNG EXPORTS AND PURPA MODERNIZATION249 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jan 19, 2018 |
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.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
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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