Bill · H.R. 2769· House(119-HR-2769)
American Gas for Allies Act
- Introduced
- 4/9/2025
- Last activity
- 4/9/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The American Gas for Allies Act aims to expedite the export of natural gas to specific partners. For a 3-year period, applications to export natural gas to North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries or Ukraine must be granted without modification or delay. The bill states that these exports shall be considered consistent with the public interest. This measure is intended to support the economic and national security of the specified regions.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?+6
The bill strengthens relationships with NATO members and Ukraine through energy security.
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+5
The bill streamlines the export of natural gas to international partners.
Is this likely to create jobs?+5
The bill supports the liquid natural gas industry which the findings state supports significant annual employment.
The opposite
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-3
The bill bypasses standard modification/delay processes for natural gas applications.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Streamlined Energy Exports: Applications for exporting natural gas to NATO members or Ukraine will be granted without modification or delay, which is deemed consistent with the public interest (Section 3(a)).
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Economic and Security Support: The bill finds that a dependable supply of energy is vital to the economic and national security of all North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries (Section 2(8)).
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Environmental Benefits: According to the United States National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. liquified natural gas has up to 56 percent less total greenhouse gas emissions than European coal (Section 2(10)).
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Job and GDP Support: The U.S. liquified natural gas industry has contributed more than $400,000,000,000 to the U.S. gross domestic product and supported more than 270,000 jobs on average annually since 2016 (Section 2(11)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Alliances+6Improves International Trade+5Increases Foreign Aid+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5Increases Job Creation+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Reduces Carbon Emissions+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3Improves Due Process-3
- 4/9/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House