H.R. 647 · 118th Congress · Energy

Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023

Died in committee382 words Introduced Jan 31, 2023 · Latest action Feb 10, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

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.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Jan 31, 2023

Who lobbies on it

1 organization · 1 filing · Q1 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. Sierra Club 1 of 8 quarters
    “HOUSE: H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs Act (Oppose) H.R. 647: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act (Oppose) SENATE: S. 1138: Fossil Free Finance Act (Support) S.3714: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (Oppose) NOT YET INTRODUCED: NYI: Future Generation Protection Act, Reintroduced (Support) NYI: Ban Oil…”

    Q1 2023 filing · $740K lobbying spend in 2023, all issues

Organizations that named H.R. 647 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

3 actions · newest first
  1. Feb 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
  2. Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House