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119-hres-57119th Congress

Recognizing the benefits of natural gas to the United States economy and environment, and recognizing natural gas as an affordable and "green" energy.

Sponsored By: Representative Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]

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Summary

Recognizes natural gas as an affordable, green core of U.S. energy policy. It would promote an all-of-the-above approach that keeps natural gas central while pushing faster approvals for liquefied natural gas export facilities and criticizing methane fees as regressive.

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  • Families, farmers, and small businesses would be singled out as likely to face higher costs because the resolution frames the Inflation Reduction Act methane emissions fee as a regressive tax that raises energy prices for natural gas customers, including low- and fixed-income households.
  • Natural gas producers and regional economies would get explicit support to increase domestic production, remove barriers to development, and expedite approvals for new LNG export facilities.
  • International markets and U.S. energy security would be a focus, with the resolution citing U.S.–EU supply commitments of up to 15 billion cubic meters for 2022 and up to 147 billion cubic meters for 2023 and arguing U.S. LNG reduced European prices.
  • On emissions, the resolution highlights claims that switching to natural gas drove about two-thirds of power-sector greenhouse gas reductions since 2005 and that U.S. methane emissions were 10 percent lower in 2020 than in 2005.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]

OH • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

Roll Call Votes

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