A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The American Gas for Allies Act aims to expedite the export of natural gas to specific partners. For a 3-year period, applications to export natural gas to North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries or Ukraine must be granted without modification or delay. The bill states that these exports shall be considered consistent with the public interest. This measure is intended to support the economic and national security of the specified regions.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +6
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?
The bill strengthens relationships with NATO members and Ukraine through energy security.
- Scored +5
Does this make trade with other countries easier?
The bill streamlines the export of natural gas to international partners.
- Scored +5
Is this likely to create jobs?
The bill supports the liquid natural gas industry which the findings state supports significant annual employment.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The bill bypasses standard modification/delay processes for natural gas applications.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Streamlined Energy Exports: Applications for exporting natural gas to NATO members or Ukraine will be granted without modification or delay, which is deemed consistent with the public interest (Section 3(a)).
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Economic and Security Support: The bill finds that a dependable supply of energy is vital to the economic and national security of all North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries (Section 2(8)).
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Environmental Benefits: According to the United States National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. liquified natural gas has up to 56 percent less total greenhouse gas emissions than European coal (Section 2(10)).
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Job and GDP Support: The U.S. liquified natural gas industry has contributed more than $400,000,000,000 to the U.S. gross domestic product and supported more than 270,000 jobs on average annually since 2016 (Section 2(11)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — The bill strengthens relationships with NATO members and Ukraine through energy security. Does this make trade with other countries easier? — The bill streamlines the export of natural gas to international partners. Does this send more money or help to other countries? — The bill facilitates energy exports to allies which functions as a form of economic/energy aid.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — Expanding energy exports is intended to support the gross domestic product. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill supports the liquid natural gas industry which the findings state supports significant annual employment.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill specifically benefits the natural gas and export industries.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill notes that US LNG has lower greenhouse gas emissions than European coal.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill mandates the expedited granting of export applications by federal authorities. Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill bypasses standard modification/delay processes for natural gas applications.
- 4/9/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House