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S 192 113th Congress Senate

Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2014 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AlliancesAsiaCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsFree trade and trade barriers
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Jan 31, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 31, 2013
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 Latest action January 31, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to deem consistent with the public interest an expedited application and approval process without modification or delay for the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country that is: (1) a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (as under existing law); (2) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); (3) Japan, as long as the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan remains in effect; and (4) any other foreign country if the Secretary of State determines that such exportation promotes U.S. national security interests.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2096 Related bill Freedom Through Energy Export Act
  • HR 580 Identical bill Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 9
D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 31, 2014
Burr, Richard
· Mar 11, 2014
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 6, 2014
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 6, 2014
FLAKE, JEFF
· Mar 5, 2014
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 19, 2013
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 4, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 31, 2013
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 31, 2013
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 31, 2013
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 31, 2013
Vitter, David
· Jan 31, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-192/
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"S. 192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-192/.
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S. 192, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-192/.
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