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H.R. 2046 117th Congress House

Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2021

Official title: To enhance the security of the United States and its allies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 18, 2021 Introduced by: Carol D. Miller Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
International Affairs AlliancesAsiaCollective securityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
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Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2021

This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. international energy strategy.

Applications to export natural gas to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, Japan, and certain other countries shall be granted on an expedited basis without modification or delay.

The President shall impose sanctions on a person that provides certain equipment, investment, or services to the Russian government or related entities for constructing or servicing Russian energy export pipelines.

The Department of State shall report to Congress on a strategy to enhance the energy security of NATO member countries and increase exports of U.S. energy (and related technologies and services) to such countries.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2046: Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2046/
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"H.R. 2046: Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2046/.
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H.R. 2046, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2046/.
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