H.R. 1949

Summary

H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. August Pfluger (R) with 43 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 8, 2025: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.

Record

Text

H.R. 1949 has 43 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

119 HR 1949 EH: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1949
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025  .
2.
Advancing United States global leadership
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended—
(1)
by striking subsections (a) through (c);
(2)
by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively;
(3)
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c), and moving such subsection after subsection (b), as so redesignated;
(4)
in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
(1)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (in this subsection referred to as the  Commission ) shall have the exclusive authority to approve or deny an application for authorization for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a facility to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or import natural gas from a foreign country, including an LNG terminal. In determining whether to approve or deny an application under this paragraph, the Commission shall deem the exportation or importation of natural gas to be consistent with the public interest. Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect otherwise applicable law related to any Federal agency’s authorities or responsibilities related to facilities to import or export natural gas, including LNG terminals.
 ; and
(5)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(d)
(1)
Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ), part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq. ), the Trading With the Enemy Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ), or any other provision of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or foreign government (including any provision of law that prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging in a transaction with a sanctioned person or government), including a country that is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, to prohibit imports or exports.
(2)
In this subsection, the term  state sponsor of terrorism  means a country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism pursuant to—
(A)
section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A) );
(B)
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 );
(C)
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 ); or
(D)
any other provision of law.
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    Passed the House of Representatives November 20, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. August Pfluger (R) sponsors H.R. 1949, and 43 members have co-sponsored it, 19 of them from the day it was introduced.

August Pfluger

Rep. · R–TX-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Jodey Arrington

Rep. · R–TX-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Brian Babin

Rep. · R–TX-36 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Troy Balderson

Rep. · R–OH-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Stephanie Bice

Rep. · R–OK-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Lauren Boebert

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

John Carter

Rep. · R–TX-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Dan Crenshaw

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Jake Ellzey

Rep. · R–TX-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Craig Goldman

Rep. · R–TX-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 1949 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Energy Subcommittee.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Reported By · Nov 17, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Energy Subcommittee

Energy Subcommittee

Reported by · Jun 5, 2025

Reports

2 committee reports have been filed on H.R. 1949, the latest H. Rept. 119-269.

• H. Rept. 119-269 — UNLOCKING OUR DOMESTIC LNG POTENTIAL ACT OF 2025
• H. Rept. 119-269,Part 2 — UNLOCKING OUR DOMESTIC LNG POTENTIAL ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 1949 has taken 23 actions since Mar 6, 2025, the latest on Dec 8, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1949 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Nov 20, 2025 at 217–188.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1949.

HRES 879Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Nov 18, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 1949 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

• Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
• Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1949, the latest on Sep 26, 2025.

• H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 — 2025-09-26As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 11, 2025

Lobbying

15 clients hired 15 firms and 196 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1949 in 36 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Environment/Superfund, Natural Resources, Defense.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 196.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1949 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1949’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1949 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to Trade restrictions.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1949, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PFLUGER:H.R. 1949.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 section 8[Page H1040]

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