LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025
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LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025 This bill modifies and expands requirements for exporting natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG). Under the existing provisions of the Natural Gas Act, exporters of natural gas must obtain authorization to make such exports from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Additionally, FERC must authorize such exports if they are consistent with the public interest. The bill directs exporters of natural gas to obtain authorization from the Department of Energy (DOE) rather than from FERC. Before granting an authorization, DOE must determine that the export would not likely (1) contribute significantly to climate change; (2) materially increase energy prices or energy price volatility for U.S. consumers; or (3) create a disproportionate health or environmental burden on rural, low-income, minority, and other vulnerable communities. The bill also classifies an authorization of the exportation of natural gas as a major federal action that triggers the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Additionally, the bill terminates the categorical exclusion for exports of natural gas, and any associated transportation of LNG by marine vessels, from NEPA environmental review requirements. A categorical exclusion is a class of actions that a federal agency has determined do not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and, thus, do not require either an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement.
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2025 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 1, Reconciliation H.R. 3616, Reliable Power Act (Rep. Balderson) H.R. 1047, Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power (GRID Power) Act (Rep. Balderson) H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 (Rep. Griffith) H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act (Rep. James) H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (Rep. Fedorchak) The Endangerment Finding (EPA implemented through the Clean Air Act) Outreach to offices regarding the Clean Energy Tax Credits contemplated in the reconciliation bill Data Centers and Load Growth Implications on the Electrical Grid Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin and Digital Currency Procurement S.919 A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act S. 1475 Clean Cloud Act S. 394 GENIUS Act Energy Democracy in Puerto Rico Environmental Justice Community Block Grants HR 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (Rep. Rulli) HR 3109, REFINER Act (Rep. Latta) H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 (Rep. Pfluger) H.R. 381, LNG Public Interest Determination Act (Rep. Casten) H.R. 2177, Tradeable Energy Performance Standards Act (Rep. Casten) FERC GHG & EJ Act (Rep. Carsten - no bill # yet) Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill End Polluter Welfare Act (Sen. Sanders/Rep. Omar - no bill # yet) Pipeline Accountability, Safety, and Environmental Standards Act (Sen. Markey - no bill # yet) S. 789 Critical Minerals Security Act S. 598 Unearth Innovation Act S. 1463/H.R. 2969 Finding ORE Act H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act (Rep. James) TSCA Reauthorization
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $179,616 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Chris Wright to Secretary of the Department of Energy. Urged the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.J.Res.24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". Urged Congress to oppose H.J.Res.75 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers". Urged the U.S. Senate to oppose S.714 - Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025. Urged Congress to oppose S.544 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act and H.R. 1366 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025. Urged the U.S. Senate to support S.859 - Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025. Urged the Department of Energy to immediately incorporate its liquified natural gas study findings into the public interest determinations for all pending liquified natural gas export proposals to reflect the devastating economic and environmental impacts of such exports. Urged the Department of Energy to deny export authorizations for new liquefied natural gas exports that will raise energy prices on American families and businesses. Urged the U.S. House of Representatives to support H.R.381 - LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025. Urged the U.S. Senate to support S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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