A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Secretary of Energy to consider certain factors in making a public interest determination under that Act, and for other purposes.
Natural Gas Consumer Protection Act This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the effect that any natural gas export proposal has on (1) U.S. natural gas prices and employment, (2) U.S. natural gas supply and demand, (3) U.S. industrial competitiveness, and (4) U.S. energy security.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy
Administrative remediesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of EnergyEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)ManufacturingOil and gasTrade restrictions
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Secretary of Energy to consider certain factors in making a public interest determination under that Act, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1009| Senate
| Updated: 5/2/2017
Natural Gas Consumer Protection Act This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the effect that any natural gas export proposal has on (1) U.S. natural gas prices and employment, (2) U.S. natural gas supply and demand, (3) U.S. industrial competitiveness, and (4) U.S. energy security.