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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:H.R. 647.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Purusant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the Houseof Representatives, the following statement is submittedregarding the specific powers granted to Congress in theConstitution to enact the accompanying bill or jointresolution.Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Modify Natural Gas Act to remove LNG export permittingprocess[Page H577]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill repeals certain restrictions on the import and export of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act, including (1) a requirement that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorize an order to export or import natural gas only if it is in the public interest, and (2) restrictions related to free trade agreements. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The bill also grants the FERC the exclusive authority to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities (e.g., liquefied natural gas terminals) to export natural gas to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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