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HR 1441 98th Congress House

Natural Gas Import Policy Act of 1983

Official title: A bill to establish new import prices for natural gas and liquefied natural gas authorized by the Department of Energy to be imported to the United States purs… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish new import prices for natural gas and liquefied natural gas authorized by the Department of Energy to be imported to the United States pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 1983 See on congress.gov
Energy AlgeriaContractsDeep water portsForeign Trade and Investments
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HarborsImport restrictionsImportsNatural gasPetroleum and petroleum productsWater and Water Resources Development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 1983
Clean Bill H.R.4277 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Jul 29, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 27, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 25, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 21, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 14, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 13, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 8, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 25, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 21, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 20, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 14, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 12, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 7, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 24, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 23, 1983
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Mar 22, 1983
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Mar 16, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 22, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Feb 15, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 15, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 1983

Clean Bill H.R.4277 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Gas Import Policy Act of 1983 - Suspends an order issued under the Natural Gas Act authorizing the importation of natural gas unless: (1) the price and terms of the applicable import contract have been renegotiated to be responsive to current market prices and demand; and (2) the renegotiated contract and tariff adjustments have been filed with the Secretary of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Provides that in the case of any terminal or attendant facility located in the United States and constructed for the importation of Algerian natural gas (the authority for which is suspended by this Act), FERC shall permit recovery of the costs prudently incurred in connection with the construction of such facility to the same extent and in the same manner as if such facility were used and useful for the importation and transportation of natural gas (without regard to the suspension under this Act of importation authority). Prohibits FERC from permitting any rate of return on such costs.

Includes "liquefied natural gas" within the term "natural gas" for purposes of this Act.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 5, 1983
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 1, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 1983
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 23, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1441: Natural Gas Import Policy Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1441/
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"H.R. 1441: Natural Gas Import Policy Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1441/.
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H.R. 1441, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1441/.
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