Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 10, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023
This bill repeals certain restrictions on the import and export of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act, including (1) a requirement that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorize an order to export or import natural gas only if it is in the public interest, and (2) restrictions related to free trade agreements.
The bill also grants the FERC the exclusive authority to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities (e.g., liquefied natural gas terminals) to export natural gas to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jan 31, 2023 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 20, January 31, 2023, page H577.
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. 118-6 | UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY, LOWERING ENERGY COSTS, AND STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAINS270 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 7, 2023 |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | Lower Energy Costs Act | Related bill | Mar 30, 2023 |
| S 947 | Lower Energy Costs Act | Related bill | Mar 22, 2023 |
| HR 1130 | Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Sep 21, 2023 |
| HR 1575 | Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 4, 2021 |
| HR 2811 | Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 | Related bill | May 4, 2023 |
| HR 7176 | Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2024 |
| HR 8997 | Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced 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.
