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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2769 
To provide that, for a 3-year period, applications for the exportation of 
natural gas to member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion be granted without modification or delay, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2025 
Mrs. FLETCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide that, for a 3-year period, applications for the 
exportation of natural gas to member countries of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization be granted without 
modification or delay, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Gas for Al-
lies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The United States has been a critical mem-
ber of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since 
1949. 
(2) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
has provided safety and security for the United 
States and its European allies for decades. 
(3) Ukraine has been a crucial strategic partner 
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since the 
early 1990’s, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation has long held that Ukraine’s future includes 
full membership in the alliance. 
(4) Russia’s unprovoked 2022 invasion of 
Ukraine presents a security threat to all the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, including the 
United States. 
(5) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
supports Ukraine’s right to self-defense and its right 
to choose its own security arrangements. 
(6) The United States maintaining a strong 
partnership with Ukraine is vital to the security of 
both countries. 
(7) Liquified natural gas imported from the 
United States has provided Ukraine a critical lifeline 
during Russia’s unprovoked invasion. 
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(8) A dependable supply of energy is vital to 
the economic and national security of all of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. 
(9) It is in the national security interest of the 
United States for the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation countries to acquire energy resources from 
the United States, rather than foreign adversaries. 
(10) The United States National Energy Tech-
nology Laboratory has concluded that United States 
liquified natural gas supplied to Europe has up to 
56 percent less total greenhouse gas emissions than 
European coal, while Russian natural gas delivered 
to Europe has up to 22 percent more greenhouse 
gas emissions than European coal. 
(11) The United States liquified natural gas in-
dustry has contributed more than $400,000,000,000 
to United States gross domestic product and sup-
ported more than 270,000 United States jobs on av-
erage, annually since 2016. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN APPLICA-
TIONS FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL 
GAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period described in 
subsection (c) of this section, for purposes of section 3(a) 
of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)), the expor-
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