US Congress House Bill 351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-4)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Energy (DOE), for proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the United States Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, to issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 30 days after the later of: (1) the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); or (2) the date of enactment of this Act. Deems any NEPA review to be concluded: (1) 30 days after publication of a required Environmental Impact Statement if the project needs one; (2) 30 days after publication by DOE of a Finding of No Significant Impact if the project needs an Environmental Assessment; and (3) upon a determination by the lead agency that an application is eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to regulations under NEPA. (A "categorical exclusion" under NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.) Confers original and exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility under an application will be located over any civil action for the review of: (1) a DOE order regarding the application, or (2) DOE failure to issue a final decision on the application. Requires the Court, if it finds in a civil action that DOE has failed to issue a final decision on an application, to order DOE to issue one within 30 days. Requires the Court to set any civil action brought under this Act on the docket for expedited consideration as soon as practical after the filing date of the initial pleading. (Sec. 3) Amends the Natural Gas Act to set as a condition for approval of any authorization to export LNG that the DOE Secretary require the applicant to disclose publicly the specific destination or destinations of any such authorized LNG exports.

LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act

Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]

2015-01-28 - House - On Passage (Y: 277 N: 133 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 175 N: 237 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-29	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2015-01-28	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 277 - 133 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H645)
2015-01-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-01-28	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 175 - 237 (Roll no. 49). (consideration: CR H652-653)
2015-01-28	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H652)
2015-01-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi motion to recommit with instructions, pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section at the end of the bill pertaining to Protecting National Security and Creating American Jobs. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
2015-01-28	House	Mr. Garamendi moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H651-652; text: CR H651-652)
2015-01-28	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H651)
2015-01-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 351.
2015-01-28	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 351 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
2015-01-28	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 48. (consideration: CR H645-654)
2015-01-27	House	Rule H. Res. 48 passed House.
2015-01-26	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 48 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 351 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
2015-01-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-01-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-01-14	House	Introduced in House

HR48 (Related) 2015-01-27 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB89 (Related) 2015-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.
HB3682 (Related) 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
HB4909 (Related) 2016-05-26 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/351/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr351/BILLS-114hr351ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr351/BILLS-114hr351eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201549
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201550