HR 7176 · Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024

Legislation· Feb 2024

Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024

Would have let FERC, not the Energy Department, approve US natural gas export and import facilities.

Tradeoff

Would have removed the Energy Department's approval step for natural gas exports and imports. Also would have kept the president's sanctions powers to block trade intact.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House rejected a motion to send the bill back for changes, 209-213, then passed it 224-200 on February 15, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended, so the bill expired.

House
Introduced
(Jan 31, 2024)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jan 31, 2024)
House
On
Failed(Roll #51 · Feb 15, 2024)
209 yeanay 213
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #52 · Feb 15, 2024)
224 yeanay 200

Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
Randy K., Sr. Weber (R-TX)
Gary J. Palmer (R-AL)
Keith Self (R-TX)
Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK)
Clay Higgins (R-LA)
Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
Carol D. Miller (R-WV)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Erin Houchin (R-IN)
Thomas H. Kean (R-NJ)
Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
John R. Carter (R-TX)
Greg Pence (R-IN)
Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX)
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Roger Williams (R-TX)
Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
Russell Fry (R-SC)
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Julia Letlow (R-LA)
Kevin Hern (R-OK)
Troy Balderson (R-OH)
Brian Babin (R-TX)
Neal P. Dunn (R-FL)

Passage votes· Feb 15, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025

HousePassed224–200