A bill to require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2916| Senate
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Roger F. Wicker
Republican Senator
Mississippi
Cosponsors (1)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Energizing American Shipbuilding Act This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws. DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Energy
Buy American requirementsManufacturingMarine and inland water transportationMetalsOil and gasTrade restrictionsTransportation employees
A bill to require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2916| Senate
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Energizing American Shipbuilding Act This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws. DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Roger F. Wicker
Republican Senator
Mississippi
Cosponsors (1)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Buy American requirementsManufacturingMarine and inland water transportationMetalsOil and gasTrade restrictionsTransportation employees