The House, under Republican control and backed by a handful of Democrats, gave its nod to a bill on Thursday that proposes significant restraints on President Joe Biden’s power in authorizing new liquified natural gas (LNG) initiatives. This motion, named the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, received a 224-200 vote approval in the House, with a nonpartisan stand of nine Democrats merging with 215 Republicans favoring the bill. The legislation was conceived and presented by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chair of the House Energy Action Team, early on in February.

The proposed legislation seeks to counter recent actions by President Biden that led to temporary halts on permits for emerging LNG export operations. Pfluger, explaining the rationale behind the Act, pointed out how the President had earlier spoken of the United States fulfilling European LNG needs to diminish their reliance on Russian supplies. Interestingly, he noted, these commitments seem to wane as the election year approaches, possibly due to the pressure from the more environment-focused supporters.

According to Pfluger, the world’s natural gas supplies are chiefly dominated by four nations, namely, Russia, Iran, the U.S., and Qatar. He expressed concern that the U.S. choosing to limit its LNG export activities could potentially benefit adversarial powers like Putin's Russia and Iran. The very countries, he emphasized, have recently instigated violence resulting in the loss of three service members via the Houthis due to their weapon proliferation.

The House, under Republican control and backed by a handful of Democrats, gave its nod to a bill on Thursday that proposes significant restraints on President Joe Biden’s power in authorizing new liquified natural gas (LNG) initiatives. This motion, named the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, received a 224-200 vote approval in the House, with a nonpartisan stand of nine Democrats merging with 215 Republicans favoring the bill. The legislation was conceived and presented by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chair of the House Energy Action Team, early on in February.
The proposed legislation seeks to counter recent actions by President Biden that led to temporary halts on permits for emerging LNG export operations. Pfluger, explaining the rationale behind the Act, pointed out how the President had earlier spoken of the United States fulfilling European LNG needs to diminish their reliance on Russian supplies. Interestingly, he noted, these commitments seem to wane as the election year approaches, possibly due to the pressure from the more environment-focused supporters.
According to Pfluger, the world’s natural gas supplies are chiefly dominated by four nations, namely, Russia, Iran, the U.S., and Qatar. He expressed concern that the U.S. choosing to limit its LNG export activities could potentially benefit adversarial powers like Putin's Russia and Iran. The very countries, he emphasized, have recently instigated violence resulting in the loss of three service members via the Houthis due to their weapon proliferation.

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