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S. 2916 115th Congress Senate

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act

Official title: A bill to require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2018 Introduced by: Roger F. Wicker Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 22, 2018
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 Latest action May 22, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act

This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws.

DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5893 Identical bill Energizing American Shipbuilding Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2916: Energizing American Shipbuilding Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2916/
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"S. 2916: Energizing American Shipbuilding Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2916/.
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S. 2916, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2916/.
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