US Congress House Bill 4024 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 14 2012 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

North America Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from approving, before January 1, 2025, any application under the Natural Gas Act: (1) for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of an liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal for activities related to exporting natural gas from the United States to a foreign country; or (2) to amend an existing FERC authorization in order to modify an existing authorized facility to an LNG terminal that will be used for such activities. Exempts an application from such prohibition if the natural gas would be exported solely to meet certain requirements of: (1) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (regarding presidential foreign exchange authorities), (2) Trading with the Enemy Act (regarding transactions in foreign exchange of gold or silver, property transfers, and vested interests), or (3) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (regarding the International Energy Program).

North America Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act

Rep Markey, Edward J.

Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh

Rep Stark, Fortney Pete

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN04024:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4024ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4024ih.pdf