United States 115th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 4606 — Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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The amendment reflects a change in legislative status by indicating that the bill has been engrossed in the House, suggesting it has progressed in that chamber. Additionally, it notes the bill has been received and read twice in the Senate, before being referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This change marks the bill's transition from one legislative stage to another, affecting its path through Congress.

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4606 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4606 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4606 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 6, 2018 Received;
4606 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.
KAREN L.
Clerk.
HAAS, Clerk.
115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
R.
4606 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  5. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 15.

  6. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-842.

  7. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-842.

  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 651.

  9. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1049 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.

  10. Rule H. Res. 1049 passed House.

  11. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1049. (consideration: CR H7887-7894; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H7891)

  12. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.

  13. House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1049 and Rule XVIII.

  14. The Speaker designated the Honorable Liz Cheney to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

  15. GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4606.

  16. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 1.

  17. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pallone amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  18. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeGette amendment No. 2.

  19. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeGette amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeGette demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  20. Mr. Olson moved that the committee rise.

  21. On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

  22. Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4606 as unfinished business.

  23. Considered as unfinished business. (CR H7896-7900)

  24. The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

  25. The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4606.

  26. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  27. The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

  28. Mrs. Watson Coleman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H7898)

  29. DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watson Coleman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prevent liquefied natural gas from being transported in pipelines in which the use of eminent domain was utilized for its construction, operation, or maintenance.

  30. The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

  31. On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 231 (Roll no. 391).

  32. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 146 (Roll no. 392).

  33. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 260 - 146 (Roll no. 392).

  34. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  35. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Who sponsors HR 4606?
HR 4606 is sponsored by Johnson, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 4606?
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