# 119-hr-1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

119-hr-1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1949
- Congress: 119
- Title: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) exclusive authority to approve or deny U.S. natural gas imports and exports, including LNG terminals.** It also declares those exports and imports consistent with the public interest and preserves the President's authority to restrict trade under existing sanctions laws. - Energy companies and project developers: The bill consolidates the approval pathway for siting, building, expanding, or operating LNG and other natural gas import and export facilities, a change the text frames as increasing flexibility for global LNG trade. - Federal agencies and regulators: Other agencies keep their existing legal responsibilities related to import and export facilities, so agency roles outside authorization remain in place. - Executive branch and sanctions policy: The President retains power to prohibit imports or exports under the Constitution and specific sanctions laws, and the bill references multiple statutes for defining a "state sponsor of terrorism."

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 217 | 188 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- One agency to approve LNG terminals: benefit, high. If enacted, one federal agency would decide on LNG export and import terminals. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would be the only agency to approve or deny siting, construction, expansion, or operation. When deciding, FERC would have to treat gas exports and imports as in the public…
- President could still block gas trade: benefit, low. If enacted, this would not limit the President’s power under sanctions laws to ban imports or exports. It would define “state sponsor of terrorism” by pointing to specific laws. Sanctions-based trade bans could still apply to certain people or countries. Changes would take effect on enactment.

## Related bills

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- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1949 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1949)

## Related
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1949 (as of 2026-07-19).