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HR 3488 118th Congress House Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coal Energy storage, supplies, demand Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Trade restrictions

BAN Fossil Fuel Exports Act

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
May 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Block All New Fossil Fuel Exports Act or the BAN Fossil Fuel Exports Act

This bill requires the President to ban the exportation of crude oil and natural gas produced in the United States. The President may provide an exemption to the ban in specified circumstances. 

What's happening now May 19, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1707 Identical bill BAN Fossil Fuel Exports Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Oct 11, 2023
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Oct 11, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 12, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 12, 2023
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Brownley, Julia
California · May 18, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 18, 2023
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3488: BAN Fossil Fuel Exports Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3488/
MLA
"H.R. 3488: BAN Fossil Fuel Exports Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3488/.
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H.R. 3488, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3488/.
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