NATURAL GAS related term(s) Power Resources

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S645–S649 [24FE], H2287–H2295 [24FE]

Amendments

Pipelines: enhance safety of pipeline transportation (S. 2975), S2109 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: enhance penalties for investor-owned electric or gas utility that increases rates within 2–year period before or after assessment of penalty (see H.R. 8715), H3341 [7MY]

Bankruptcy: ensure oil, gas, and coal companies that are debtors in bankruptcy fulfill environmental reclamation obligations (see H.R. 9035), H3734 [26MY]

Business and industry: prohibit funding for payment of reimbursements for capital expenditures in oil and gas sector (see S. 3685), S257 [15JA]

Coast Guard: exempt certain vessels transporting liquefied natural gas from certain coastwise endorsement requirements (see H.R. 8020), H2621 [19MR]

Consumers: provide tax credit to Americans facing higher costs arising from war-related disruptions in global energy markets due to conflict involving U.S., Israel, and Iran, and prevent war profiteering in essential goods (see H.R. 8214), H2829 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand benefits to households eligible for Federal and State energy assistance programs (see H.R. 7069), H893 [14JA]

Dept. of Energy: carry out program relative to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities (see H.R. 7272), H1915 [27JA]

——— request National Petroleum Council to issue report on Strategic Petroleum Reserve modernization (see H.R. 10262), H5507 [3SE]

——— require to certify that export of natural gas to covered nation is in public interest (see H.R. 7061), H892 [14JA]

Dept. of HHS: provide additional funding for LIHEAP (see S. 4240), S1669 [26MR]

Dept. of the Interior: extend period of time required to collect fee for each new application for permit to drill (see S. 5039), S4187 [21JY] (see H.R. 7831), H2470 [5MR]

——— involve public and State, Tribal, and local government officials prior to determining whether to offer certain parcels of land for oil or gas leasing (see S. 5118), S4266 [23JY] (see H.R. 9924), H5196 [23JY]

——— nullify decision and order of Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities (see H.R. 8919), H3668 [20MY]

——— report to Congress, and make publicly available online, report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines (see S. 4239), S1669 [26MR] (see H.R. 8099), H2775 [26MR]

——— require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced (see H.R. 10065), H5221 [6AU]

——— strengthen penalties for oil and gas companies for violations of Mineral Leasing Act (see H.R. 10255), H5507 [3SE]

Dept. of Transportation: direct owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to assess systems for presence of aldyl-a polyethylene (see H.R. 8050), H2675 [24MR]

——— improve safety of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 9338), H4124 [18JN]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review—Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources’’ (see S.J. Res. 121), S915 [9MR]

——— exclude marginal wells from certain standards of performance and other requirements under Clean Air Act (see S. 4619), S2443 [21MY] (see H.R. 8990), H3723 [21MY]

——— waive Reid vapor pressure requirements for calendar year 2026 (see H.R. 8519), H3123 [27AP]

FERC: protect consumers from manipulation of electricity and natural gas markets by traders (see S. 4351), S1857 [21AP] (see H.R. 8423), H3045 [21AP]

——— provide for expedited approval of interstate oil and natural gas pipelines that are critical to national security (see H.R. 9838), H5174 [22JY]

——— require investor owned electric or gas utilities and transmission providers to establish or calculate return on equity at lowest point in established range of reasonableness (see H.R. 8568), H3294 [29AP]

Foreign trade: anniversary of first export shipment of liquefied natural gas produced in lower 48 States (see H. Res. 1076), H2296 [24FE]

FTC: conduct study on conduct relative to oil and gas prices (see S. 4352), S1857 [21AP]

NASA: commission science-based strategy for Federal Government to detect and monitor methane emissions (see H.R. 7416), H2094 [9FE]

Natural Gas Act: amend to include definition of term ‘‘public interest’’ (see S. 4520), S2278 [13MY]

——— promote interagency coordination in approval of certain authorizations (see S. 4300), S1784 [15AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish fitness to operate standards and decommissioning escrow accounts for offshore oil and gas operators (see S. 4715), S2698 [9JN] (see H.R. 9034), H3734 [26MY]

Power resources: amend certain mineral leasing laws to reform oil and gas royalty relief (see H.R. 10256), H5507 [3SE]

——— condemn State-level energy policies that restrict domestic oil production, increase gasoline prices, and undermine American energy security and national defense (see H. Res. 1227), H3295 [29AP]

——— expedite judicial review of energy and mineral projects, create new protections for fully-permitted projects, establish enforceable deadlines, and mandate de-risking programs and compliance reporting (see S. 4795), S2818 [16JN] (see H.R. 7329), H1975 [3FE]

——— expedite permitting for oil, natural gas, and mineral development, increase energy production, and ensure Federal lands remain open to productive uses (see S. 4765), S2756 [11JN]

——— promote competition in area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, and allow for adoption of innovative products and service (see S. 3926), S706 [26FE] (see H.R. 7741), H2332 [26FE]

——— streamline permitting for energy infrastructure (see S. 4944), S3202 [24JN]

Public utilities: establish Ratepayer Justice Fund and Federal process to reimburse ratepayers and communities harmed by utility and utility executive misconduct and hold accountable those responsible for such misconduct (see H.R. 9700), H4544 [15JY]

Russia: impose sanctions relative to invasion of Ukraine on political leadership, financial institutions, energy sector, and shadow fleet and authorize tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas (see S. 5025), S4138 [16JY] (see H.R. 10076), H5229 [10AU]

——— prohibit importation of Russian energy products produced at refineries outside Russia (see H.R. 7095), H919 [15JA]

Taxation: allow deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills (see H.R. 8350), H2959 [16AP]

——— expand carbon oxide sequestration credit to include solid or liquid carbon capture facilities (see S. 3778), S489 [4FE]

——— include certain foreign oil, gas, and mineral extraction income in net controlled foreign corp., tested income, foreign oil and gas extraction income, and foreign oil related income (see S. 5350), S4516 [6AU]

——— increase excise tax for repurchase of corporate stock by large oil and gas companies (see S. 4588), S2415 [20MY]

——— modify certain percentage depletion rules relative to oil and gas wells (see S. 4604), S2416 [20MY] (see H.R. 8034), H2627 [20MR]

——— provide for end date for credit for certain qualified carbon oxide (see S. 4222), S1668 [26MR] (see H.R. 8108), H2776 [26MR]

——— suspend certain fuel excise taxes when national average gasoline price exceeds certain amount and prohibit certain credits or deductions for oil and gas companies during such periods (see H.R. 8600), H3329 [30AP]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 9947), H5202 [27JY]

Letters

Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act: Representative Jordan, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2501 [16MR]

——— Representative Mast, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H2501 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: enhance penalties for investor-owned electric or gas utility that increases rates within 2–year period before or after assessment of penalty (H.R. 8715), H3457 [14MY], H4464 [14JY]

American Exploration and Production Council: anniversary, E300 [2AP]

BLM: oil and gas lease sale in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, H4088 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: extend period of time required to collect fee for each new application for permit to drill (H.R. 7831), H3757, H3758 [2JN]

Diversified Energy Company PLC: anniversary, E681 [14JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from Iran (H.R. 1422), H2500–H2503 [16MR]

Power resources: recognize Canada as primary source of American crude oil used for gasoline and energy, H5358 [31AU]

Public utilities: establish Ratepayer Justice Fund and Federal process to reimburse ratepayers and communities harmed by utility and utility executive misconduct and hold accountable those responsible for such misconduct (H.R. 9700), H4617 [16JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3053–H3057 [22AP]

Russia: impose sanctions relative to invasion of Ukraine on political leadership, financial institutions, energy sector, and shadow fleet and authorize tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas (H.R. 10076), H5367 [1SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H2016 [4FE]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, Joseph R., Jr.: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S363 [29JA]

Dept. of HHS: LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance funding, S2045 [27AP]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S3030 [23JN]

Pipelines: enhance safety of pipeline transportation (S. 2975), S2109–S2121 [29AP]

Power resources: enhanced oil recovery technology funding, S568 [11FE]

——— national energy policy, S362 [29JA], S4124–S4126 [16JY]

——— reform leasing, permitting, and judicial review for certain energy and minerals projects, S2209 [12MY]

Russia: impose sanctions relative to invasion of Ukraine on political leadership, financial institutions, energy sector, and shadow fleet and authorize tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas, S4287–S4290 [28JY], S4302, S4303 [29JY], S4532–S4540, S4545 [7AU]

——— impose sanctions relative to invasion of Ukraine on political leadership, financial institutions, energy sector, and shadow fleet and authorize tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas (S. 5025), S3729, S3730 [13JY], S4097 [15JY], S4210 [22JY], S4251 [23JY], S4277 [27JY], S4299 [28JY], S4420 [4AU]

Tariff: limit Presidential authority to impose duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion, S4534–S4539 [7AU]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S178, S179 [13JA], S590 [12FE], S974 [11MR], S1064 [17MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S1421 [20MR]

Reports filed

License To Drill Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 7831) (H. Rept. 119–665), H3668 [20MY]

Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy To Assure (PIPELINE) Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2975) (S. Rept. 119–102), S577 [11FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1422, Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act, H2500 [16MR]

H.R. 7831, License To Drill Act, H3757 [2JN]

S. 2975, Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy To Assure (PIPELINE) Safety Act, S2109–S2121 [29AP]

S. 4765, Let America Build Act, S2759–S2766 [11JN]

S. 4944, American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act, S3206–S3214 [24JN]