H.R. 7176 · 118th Congress

Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024

Introduced on Jan 31, 2024 by August Pfluger (R-TX-11). 31 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 15, 2024): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 31, 2024
Cosponsors
31
2 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.

Subjects

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Oil and gas
  • Trade restrictions

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

August PflugerR-TX-11Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 29

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Feb 15, 2024· House· Procedural· Failed 209–213
  2. On Passage
    Feb 15, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 224–200

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 31, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 31, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jan 31, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Feb 13, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1009 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7176 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
  5. Feb 14, 2024 · HouseRule H. Res. 1009 passed House.
  6. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H649-659)
  7. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseThe resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7176 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
  8. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7176.
  9. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  10. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseMrs. Watson Coleman moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H659)
  11. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  12. Feb 15, 2024 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7176, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Watson Coleman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  13. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H660-661)
  14. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 213 (Roll no. 51).House · Roll call 51
  15. Feb 15, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 52). (text: CR H649)House · Roll call 52
  16. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 52). (text: CR H649)House · Roll call 52
  17. Feb 15, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.8M reported (all issues)
  2. Ovintiv Inc. (fka Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc)5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. Baker Hughes Company4 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  4. CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.4 reports
    $910K reported (all issues)
  5. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  6. Job Creators Network4 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  7. SEMPRA4 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  8. SEMPRA ENERGY4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  9. Sierra Club4 reports
    $790K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE3 reports
    $4.8M reported (all issues)
  11. American Exploration & Production Council3 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  12. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.3 reports
    $7.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Earthjustice Action3 reports
    $355.4K reported (all issues)
  14. Independent Petroleum Association of America3 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  15. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)3 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  16. American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  17. CONOCOPHILLIPS2 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  18. Delfin Midstream Inc.2 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  19. Earthjustice2 reports
    $270.7K reported (all issues)
  20. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $460K reported (all issues)
  21. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $190K reported (all issues)
  22. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.