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HR 4025 112th Congress House

Keep American Natural Gas Here Act

Official title: To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders cert… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases shall be offered for sale only in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy General public lands mattersOil and gasPipelinesTrade restrictions
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Feb 17, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 14, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep American Natural Gas Here Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of federal lands (including submerged lands) under the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases will be offered for sale only in the United States.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit granting a new right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline unless the right-of-way applicant certifies that all natural gas transported via such pipeline will be offered for sale only in the United States.



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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4025: Keep American Natural Gas Here Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4025/
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"H.R. 4025: Keep American Natural Gas Here Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4025/.
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H.R. 4025, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4025/.
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