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S 3056 111th Congress Senate Energy Energy storage, supplies, demand Oil and gas Trade restrictions

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exportation and importation of natural gas.

Introduced: March 2, 2010 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S946)
Mar 2, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S945-946)
Mar 2, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal provisions amending the Natural Gas Act to extend its jurisdiction to: (1) the exportation or importation of natural gas in foreign commerce and to persons engaged in it; and (2) liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

States that the Natural Gas Act shall be applied and administered as if such provisions and attendant amendments had not been enacted.

What's happening now March 2, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S946)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4922 Identical bill To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exportation or importation of natura…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 11, 2010
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 10, 2010
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 2, 2010
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3056: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exportation and importation of natural gas.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3056/
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"S. 3056: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exportation and importation of natural gas.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3056/.
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