3.0.0 585 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z 2023-01-11T13:28:17Z Senate S 2015-02-26 114 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-26T19:56:53Z 2015-02-26 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-02-26 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-02-26 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-02-26 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Climate change and greenhouse gases Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Department of Energy Economic performance and conditions Electric power generation and transmission Energy prices Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Licensing and registrations Manufacturing Oil and gas Trade restrictions Energy 00 2015-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-25T14:58:07Z American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act

Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit exporting natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing the exportation.

Allows DOE to: (1) authorize such exportation after determining that it is consistent with the public interest, and (2) modify the export application as DOE determines necessary.

Requires the Secretary to issue: (1) an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 on such an order, and (2) a summary of an analysis on the impact of extraction of exported natural gas upon the environment in those communities where the natural gas is extracted.

Directs DOE to promulgate final regulations to establish the processes for determining whether a proposed exportation of natural gas from the United States to a foreign country is in the public interest.

Exempts any export authorization order from the EIS and public interest requirements if the natural gas would be exported solely to meet certain requirements of: (1) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, (2) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or (3) the Trading with the Enemy Act. Authorizes DOE, furthermore, to issue such orders without modification or delay after receiving an application.

States that this Act does not affect certain authority under the Natural Gas Act regarding the importation or exportation of natural gas to a nation with which a free trade agreement is in effect.

]]> American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act Display Title American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to the exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s585is/xml/BILLS-114s585is.xml 2015-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.