HR 1949introduced119th Congress

Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025House billPolicy area: EnergyLast action Dec 8, 2025Sponsor: August Pfluger(R-TX)

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Energy and Commerce CommitteeEnergy Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated Dec 8, 2025

What the bill does

Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 This bill repeals certain restrictions on the import and export of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act, including requirements for Department of Energy (DOE) approval and related provisions that address free trade agreements. In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the exclusive authority to approve or deny applications to authorize 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. (Currently, DOE authorizes the export or import of natural gas, and FERC authorizes related facilities.) In determining whether to approve or deny an application, FERC must deem the exportation or importation of natural gas to be consistent with the public interest.

Latest official action

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.

Lobbying Filings Citing It

$24.1M

Reported on Those Filings, All Issues

Lobbying Clients

100

Recorded Votes

Timeline

Mar 6, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Apr 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Jul 16, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA

Jul 17, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Official Congressional Actions

Dec 8, 2025Calendars

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day December 4, 2025).

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Dec 8, 2025Calendars

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.

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Dec 2, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate.

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Nov 20, 2025Floor

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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Nov 20, 2025

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	$19.3M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	AERAUTAVI
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE	AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE	$2.1M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	CAWENGFUE
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Jake Auchincloss	D	nay	Nov 20, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	Nov 20, 2025
Alma S. Adams	D	nay	Nov 20, 2025
Pete Aguilar	D	nay	Nov 20, 2025

About this page

The lobbying table lists Senate LDA quarterly reports (LD-2) that cite this bill by number and cover a quarter of the 119th Congress. An LD-2 names a bill as “H.R. 1234” with no Congress, so a report on another Congress, which can only concern a different bill with the same number, is left out, even when it was filed after this Congress began. The amount is what the registrant reported for the whole filing, across every issue on it, not spending on this bill. Official actions and the bill summary come from Congress.gov, and votes from the roll-call record. This page no longer pairs the bill with members' stock trades: matching lobbying clients to traded companies by name, and trades to a bill by date, is not something the records establish.