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<dc:title>119 HR 5814 IH: Natural Gas Export Expansion Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-10-24</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 5814</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20251024">October 24, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="C001115">Mr. Cloud</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="F000459">Mr. Fleischmann</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="H001095">Mr. Hunt</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="H001101">Mr. Harrigan</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="R000612">Mr. Rose</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="M001224">Mr. Moran</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HDCE1DBF7982648A2848CAE7AB21561E7" style="OLC"> 
<section section-type="section-one" id="HA494B1B0E7D64C4B88A69188FA9D9EE0"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Natural Gas Export Expansion Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H0151213B31B4457FBB0B45D807D37300"><enum>2.</enum><header>Natural gas exports</header> <subsection id="H2C2187624E0942A6A71E98398BA46D14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress finds that expanding natural gas exports will lead to increased investment and development of domestic supplies of natural gas that will contribute to job growth and economic development.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD78C2FF88A2044D585B265C897820D5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Natural gas exports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H98777F0E2B5241EA9A4F94AAE72A8B8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or any other nation not excluded by this section</quote> after <quote>trade in natural gas</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DFF3B9B30EC41619F8A82F997798070"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c) For purposes</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AB8897CD91E445080BF1EDA3FC3D42A"> <subsection id="HD1C25CB3CFB647D8A07C52996226FD5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited application and approval process</header> <paragraph id="HB28D0FC6E6C1413D942E4B562B264C45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7F4E756B2AB4D64B81361D028FB91B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADC6DD5C736D4E20A559A9416E1473F9"> <paragraph id="H8A84AB711F7E48ECB0EB05A822923A50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header> <subparagraph id="H852D5A2547764C968E357283E01A9703"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States is excluded from expedited approval under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5283D4A6A23D49EEAF1B7D00BA0BA78F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation by President or Congress</header><text>The President or Congress may designate nations that may be excluded from expedited approval under paragraph (1) for reasons of national security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H906BBC62BD034219B7BA107AE04D749E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Order not required</header><text>No order is required under subsection (a) to authorize the export or import of any natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> 
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