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<dc:title>119 S3035 IS: Natural Gas Export Expansion Act</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2025-10-23</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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<form>
        <distribution-code>II</distribution-code>
        <congress>119th CONGRESS</congress>
        <session>1st Session</session>
        <legis-num>S. 3035</legis-num>
        <current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
        <action>
            <action-date date="20251023">October 23, 2025</action-date>
            <action-desc><sponsor name-id="S355">Mr. Cruz</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S398">Mr. Cramer</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S372">Mrs.
                    Capito</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
                referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00">Committee on Energy and
                    Natural Resources</committee-name></action-desc>
        </action>
        <legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
        <official-title>To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports,
            and for other purposes.</official-title>
    </form>
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        <section section-type="section-one" id="S1">
            <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="id0178C74C07C94112B8D3C8645CBA5453">
            <enum>2.</enum>
            <header>Natural gas exports</header>
            <subsection id="id50B305EB3E294E4CA60A762C6132A629">
                <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="id7D153AC07E2346A48459AEC2F985E657">
                <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="id63521CB242F3472BA5AB64F9B5910250">
                    <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="idA1F8097CD5A24F7D95B182AB5DD0EC99">
                    <enum>(2)</enum>
 <text>by striking <quote>(c) For purposes</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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                        <subsection id="id6897D6E19B674C0C9A9A990284BE50C8">
                            <enum>(c)</enum>
                            <header>Expedited application and approval process</header>
                            <paragraph id="idA6201668E0E741488738870F506D131F">
                                <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="id897DE57B0AE24F32873AB08C604AE14B"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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                        <paragraph id="id31491EC578A4455AA28E2472C4A9469E">
                            <enum>(2)</enum>
                            <header>Exclusions</header>
                            <subparagraph id="idB1C5A5F4F28642E39E49CC60010E2915">
                                <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="idA029CF3C32184E8080DA6D7B41A03D96">
                                <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="idD34A39C6EBE94186BAE353E931BDF2A2">
                            <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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