New rules would make it harder to export natural gas if it harms the climate or raises energy prices for Americans.
This bill would change how the government decides whether to allow natural gas exports. It would require the Secretary of Energy to consider how exports affect climate change, energy costs for American families and businesses, and vulnerable communities. This means exports would need to pass new environmental and economic reviews.
Today, the Secretary of Energy reviews natural gas exports without specific mandates to assess climate stability, consumer energy costs, or environmental justice impacts, and a fast-track approval often applies. This bill would require explicit findings that exports won't significantly contribute to climate change, materially increase U.S. consumer energy prices, or disproportionately burden vulnerable communities, and it would end the fast-track approval process for these exports.
HR 381 · 119th Congress · January 14, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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