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Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

This bill directs (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built or retrofitted in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built or retrofitted in the United States and documented under its laws.

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

The Energy Information Administration must collect and publish information on exports of natural gas and crude oil by vessels, including forecasts and data on those exports.

What's happening now March 11, 2021

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1