Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

Sponsor: August Pfluger (Republican-TX)

AI-generated ?

Report an error

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

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

Removes rules for exporting and importing natural gas, giving one agency sole approval power.

This bill would make it easier to export and import natural gas by ending current limits. It would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the only power to approve new natural gas facilities. FERC would also have to assume these projects are always good for the public.

What Would Change

Today, there are specific rules that limit the export and import of natural gas, and multiple agencies might be involved in approving new facilities. After this bill, those limits would be removed, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would have the sole power to approve such facilities. FERC would also be required to consider natural gas exports and imports to be in the public interest automatically.

Key Provisions

Ends the current rules that limit how much natural gas can be exported from or imported into the United States.
Gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the only power to approve or deny new natural gas export or import facilities.
Requires FERC to assume that exporting or importing natural gas is always good for the public when reviewing applications.
Confirms the President can still stop imports or exports to countries that support terrorism or are under sanctions.