Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
Latest action (Dec 8, 2025) — Read the second time. under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Mar 6, 2025This 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.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
1 recordeddecisive vote
House · Nov 20, 2025
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
Who lobbied on this
3 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Honeywell Internationalno position stated
“…Act, H.R. 8706 Electric Supply Chain Act, H.R. 3638/S. 3499 SPEED Act, H.R. 4776 CERTAIN Act, H.R. 8308 Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act, H.R. 1949 LNG Export Security Act, S. 4520 LEAP Act (H.R. 1662) VET Act (H.R. 4105) DATA Act, S. 3585 Issues related to permitting reform” filing ↗
- International Paperno position stated
“…EPA on PFAS and PM NAAQS regulations with AF&PA. EPA on Superfund site cleanup. Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act (H.R.1949).” filing ↗
- Interstate Natural Gas Association of Americano position stated
“…H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline sector). H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline sector).” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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