H.R. 6851 119th Congress House

Lowering American Energy Costs Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to ban the export of natural gas produced in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 18, 2025 Introduced by: Adriano Espaillat Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Energy

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Dec 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Interior, Dept of (DOI)
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SENATE
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Cosponsors 3

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Dec 18, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Dec 18, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Dec 18, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6851: Lowering American Energy Costs Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6851/

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