Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
USA115th CongressHR-4606| House
| Updated: 9/6/2018
Bill Johnson
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (6)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day shall be granted without modification or delay.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 651.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-842.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1049 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
Rule H. Res. 1049 passed House.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1049. (consideration: CR H7887-7894; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H7891)
The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1049 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Liz Cheney to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4606.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pallone amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeGette amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeGette amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeGette demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Mr. Olson moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4606 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (CR H7896-7900)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4606.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mrs. Watson Coleman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H7898)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watson Coleman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prevent liquefied natural gas from being transported in pipelines in which the use of eminent domain was utilized for its construction, operation, or maintenance.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 231 (Roll no. 391).
View VoteOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 146 (Roll no. 392).
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Energy
Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Oil and gasTrade restrictions
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
USA115th CongressHR-4606| House
| Updated: 9/6/2018
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day shall be granted without modification or delay.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 651.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-842.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1049 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
Rule H. Res. 1049 passed House.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1049. (consideration: CR H7887-7894; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H7891)
The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1049 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Liz Cheney to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4606.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pallone amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeGette amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeGette amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeGette demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Mr. Olson moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4606 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (CR H7896-7900)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4606.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mrs. Watson Coleman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H7898)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watson Coleman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prevent liquefied natural gas from being transported in pipelines in which the use of eminent domain was utilized for its construction, operation, or maintenance.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 231 (Roll no. 391).
View VoteOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 146 (Roll no. 392).
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Bill Johnson
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (6)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Oil and gasTrade restrictions