Energizing American Shipbuilding Act
Latest action · May 21, 2018 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energizing American Shipbuilding Act
This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws.
DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2018 to Oct 16, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | May 21, 2018 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | May 21, 2018 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | May 21, 2018 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 15, 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 May 21, 2018 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 21, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2018Introduced in House
- May 21, 2018Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 H7889 | John Garamendi D-CA | Sep 6, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7147 | John Garamendi D-CA | Jul 24, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4586 | John Garamendi D-CA | May 23, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4580 | John Garamendi D-CA | May 22, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 83, May 21, 2018, page H4284.
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. 115-57 | REVIEW OF RECENT GAO REPORTS ON ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION AND THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY74 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Nov 29, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46654 | U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Shipping and Shipbuilding Support Programs | Report | Jan 8, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2916 | Energizing American Shipbuilding Act | Identical bill | May 22, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Energizing American Shipbuilding Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2018Introduced 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.
