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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 90 

Condemning the Biden administration for its ban on the issuance of liquefied 

natural gas export permits. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 

Mr. WILLIAMS of New York (for himself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. BEAN of Florida, 

Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. ELLZEY, Ms. 

BOEBERT, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and 

Ms. DE LA CRUZ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Condemning the Biden administration for its ban on the 

issuance of liquefied natural gas export permits. 

Whereas, on January 26, 2024, the Biden administration announced it is indefinitely pausing the issuance of permits 

for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to projects under 

section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b); 

Whereas the administration’s indefinite pause on LNG export 

permitting, with no clear plans or timelines for reinstating the permitting process, is effectively a ban on the 

issuance of LNG export permits; 


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Whereas the administration’s ban on the issuance of LNG export permits will apply to United States partners across 

the globe, including critical allies in Europe; 

Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administration, over 50 percent of LNG exported from the United 

States is exported to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands, and that the new export projects to these countries will be banned by the administration’s action; 

Whereas the export of LNG is a critical component of United 

States partnerships and projection of influence in Europe; 

Whereas preventing Russian domination of the European 

continent is a key strategic goal of the United States; 

Whereas the Russian Federation has used natural gas exports to gain leverage over United States European allies, 

including through constructing major pipeline networks 

to Europe, such as Nord Stream and Yamal-Europe; 

Whereas a ban on the issuance of permits for United States 

LNG exports to Europe would disrupt United States economic and security partnerships with European allies; 

Whereas European dependency on Russian natural gas is 

only encouraged by the administration’s ban on LNG export permitting; 

Whereas the export of LNG is a significant part of the 

United States energy industry, creating quality jobs for 

working class Americans; 

Whereas the extraction, processing, and shipping of LNG is 

a critical part of local economies across the United 

States; 


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Whereas banning LNG export permitting under section 3 of 

the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) would negatively 

impact the United States economy; 

Whereas the adoption of LNG in the United States energy 

sector has been the leading factor in the United States 

reducing its carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent between 2005 and 2021; 

Whereas countries that the United States exports LNG to derive substantial portions of their energy from sources 

that emit more carbon dioxide than the burning of LNG; 

Whereas United States exports of LNG to other countries 

offer a low emission energy source for partners across the 

globe; and 

Whereas, according to researchers from the National Energy 

Technology Laboratory, Russian-produced natural gas 

shipped by pipeline to Europe has approximately 41 percent higher life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than 

United States LNG shipped to the same destination: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That— 

3 (1) exports of liquefied natural gas are critical 

4 to United States foreign policy, economic, and envi5 ronmental goals; 

6 (2) the Biden administration’s politicization of 

7 energy policy sows further distrust in the standing 

8 of the United States in the world; 


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1 (3) Congress condemns the administration’s 

2 current ban on the issuance of liquefied natural gas 

3 export permits; and 

4 (4) Congress urges the administration to re5 verse its decision and to return to permitting lique6 fied natural gas export projects for the sake of na7 tional security and economic prosperity. 

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