Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act

Bill: 113-hr-4155
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-05
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Armenia

Asia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Congressional oversight

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Economic performance and conditions

Estonia

Europe

European Union

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Finland

France

Georgia (Republic)

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Netherlands

Oil and gas

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Tajikistan

Trade restrictions

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Uzbekistan
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to deem consistent with the public interest an expedited application and approval process for the importation or exportation of natural gas to either the member states of the European Union, or to the former Soviet states of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on: (1) how the economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves, as well as the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves; (2) the potential of such countries to export their natural gas production to the global market, including the impact of such exports upon the global market; and (3) U.S. actions to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries having an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.<BR> <BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4155 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2014 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; 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 A BILL To authorize natural gas exports to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act . 2. Natural gas exports to Ukraine Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) ) is amended by inserting or to the member states of the European Union or the former Soviet states of Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan after trade in natural gas . 3. Report on global exports of natural gas production Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on the following: (1) The economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves as such policies relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves and the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves. (2) The potential to export the natural gas production of such foreign countries to the global market and the impact of the export of such natural gas production on the global market. (3) A description of actions taken by the United States Government to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries that may have an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.