To terminate the prohibitions on the exportation and importation of natural gas, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-3367House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 5, 2017

Summary

License Natural Gas Now Act of 2017 or the LNG Now Act of 2017 This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit the federal government from imposing any restriction on the importation and exportation of natural gas. The bill does not limit the President's ability to restrict the importation or exportation of natural gas: (1) during national emergencies or disasters, and (2) to foreign countries if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such country.

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S-1465: A bill to terminate the prohibitions on the exportation and importation of natural gas, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  1. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

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