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NEGATIVE Climate 119th Congress

H.R.1949 Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

Fast-tracks LNG export terminal permitting and bypasses environmental review for natural gas exports (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Weakens NEPA environmental review for fossil fuel projects on federal lands.

NEPA, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.
  • CEQ — 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. (National Environmental Policy Act), official regulations and guidance

Bill activity

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 by August Pfluger (R-TX) with 19 original cosponsors. 43 cosponsors as of Sep 4, 2025. Passed the House Nov 20, 2025, 217-188.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported it (H. Rept. 119-269), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.879).
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted nay on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 304, Nov 20, 2025).
  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNov 20, 2025
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Dec 8, 2025: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.

Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window

119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)

Apr 2025MayJunJulAugSepMar 6, 2025Sep 11, 2025 (closed)19 originalBrian Babin (R-TX-36). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Clay Higgins (R-LA-3). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Craig Goldman (R-TX-12). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.John Joyce (R-PA-13). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.John R. Carter (R-TX-31). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Julia Letlow (R-LA-5). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Pete Sessions (R-TX-17). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Randy K. Weber Sr. (R-TX-14). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Roger Williams (R-TX-25). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Troy Balderson (R-OH-12). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Gabe Evans (R-CO-8). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Richard Hudson (R-NC-9). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Tracey Mann (R-KS-1). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Addison McDowell (R-NC-6). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2025, 12 days after introduction.Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2025, 12 days after introduction.Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2025, 12 days after introduction.Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9). Cosponsored Mar 25, 2025, 19 days after introduction.Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12). Cosponsored Mar 25, 2025, 19 days after introduction.H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9). Cosponsored Mar 25, 2025, 19 days after introduction.Tim Moore (R-NC-14). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2025, 20 days after introduction.Aaron Bean (R-FL-4). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 89 days after introduction.Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 89 days after introduction.Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2). Cosponsored Jun 5, 2025, 91 days after introduction.Joe Wilson (R-SC-2). Cosponsored Jun 12, 2025, 98 days after introduction.Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 109 days after introduction.Tom Barrett (R-MI-7). Cosponsored Jul 15, 2025, 131 days after introduction.Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). Cosponsored Jul 21, 2025, 137 days after introduction.Robert F. Onder (R-MO-3). Cosponsored Jul 22, 2025, 138 days after introduction.Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9). Cosponsored Aug 15, 2025, 162 days after introduction.Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5). Cosponsored Aug 15, 2025, 162 days after introduction.Don Bacon (R-NE-2). Cosponsored Aug 26, 2025, 173 days after introduction.Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 180 days after introduction.Mark Alford (R-MO-4). Cosponsored Sep 4, 2025, 182 days after introduction. May 2025JunJulAugSepMar 6, 2025Sep 11, 2025 (closed)19 originalBrian Babin (R-TX-36). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Clay Higgins (R-LA-3). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Craig Goldman (R-TX-12). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.John Joyce (R-PA-13). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.John R. Carter (R-TX-31). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Julia Letlow (R-LA-5). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Pete Sessions (R-TX-17). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Randy K. Weber Sr. (R-TX-14). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Roger Williams (R-TX-25). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Troy Balderson (R-OH-12). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5). Cosponsored Mar 6, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Gabe Evans (R-CO-8). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Richard Hudson (R-NC-9). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Tracey Mann (R-KS-1). Cosponsored Mar 11, 2025, 5 days after introduction.Addison McDowell (R-NC-6). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2025, 12 days after introduction.Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2025, 12 days after introduction.Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8). Cosponsored Mar 18, 2025, 12 days after introduction.Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9). Cosponsored Mar 25, 2025, 19 days after introduction.Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12). Cosponsored Mar 25, 2025, 19 days after introduction.H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9). Cosponsored Mar 25, 2025, 19 days after introduction.Tim Moore (R-NC-14). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2025, 20 days after introduction.Aaron Bean (R-FL-4). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 89 days after introduction.Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). Cosponsored Jun 3, 2025, 89 days after introduction.Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2). Cosponsored Jun 5, 2025, 91 days after introduction.Joe Wilson (R-SC-2). Cosponsored Jun 12, 2025, 98 days after introduction.Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 109 days after introduction.Tom Barrett (R-MI-7). Cosponsored Jul 15, 2025, 131 days after introduction.Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). Cosponsored Jul 21, 2025, 137 days after introduction.Robert F. Onder (R-MO-3). Cosponsored Jul 22, 2025, 138 days after introduction.Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9). Cosponsored Aug 15, 2025, 162 days after introduction.Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-5). Cosponsored Aug 15, 2025, 162 days after introduction.Don Bacon (R-NE-2). Cosponsored Aug 26, 2025, 173 days after introduction.Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15). Cosponsored Sep 2, 2025, 180 days after introduction.Mark Alford (R-MO-4). Cosponsored Sep 4, 2025, 182 days after introduction.
Republican 43

Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.

Cosponsorship closed Sep 11, 2025 (119th Congress): the House Energy and Commerce Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. 19 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
  4. 4 members cosponsored
  5. 3 members cosponsored
  6. 3 members cosponsored
  7. Tim Moore cosponsored (R-NC)
  8. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.House
  9. 2 members cosponsored
  10. Derek Schmidt cosponsored (R-KS)
  11. Joe Wilson cosponsored (R-SC)
  12. Neal P. Dunn cosponsored (R-FL)
  13. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 23.House
  14. Tom Barrett cosponsored (R-MI)
  15. Glenn Thompson cosponsored (R-PA)
  16. Robert F. Onder cosponsored (R-MO)
  17. 2 members cosponsored
  18. Don Bacon cosponsored (R-NE)
  19. Laurel M. Lee cosponsored (R-FL)
  20. Mark Alford cosponsored (R-MO)
  21. Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-269.
  22. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House.
  23. House floor day: passage (7 steps)
    1. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879.
    2. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res....
    3. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1949.
    4. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
    5. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1949, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair...
    6. Considered as unfinished business.
    7. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 188 (Roll no. 304).
  24. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 217-188
    Of 43 cosponsors: 43 voted yea, 0 voted nay.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 304
  25. Received in the Senate.

Votes on this bill

3 votes: 3 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Nov 18, 20252:52 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.879On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 290).Agreed to217-211Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic021103
Republican217002
Independent0000
Total21721105
Official House roll call
Nov 18, 20253:05 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.879)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 291).Agreed to217-210Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic121003
Republican216003
Independent0000
Total21721006
Official House roll call
Nov 20, 20255:40 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 188 (Roll no. 304).Passed217-188Nay

Counted in grades

Of 43 cosponsors: 43 voted yea, 0 voted nay. Question voted on: Passage of the bill

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic11188015
Republican2060013
Independent0000
Total217188028
Official House roll call

Cosponsors

43 cosponsored

Sponsor Introduced by August Pfluger (R-TX) on Mar 6, 2025

MemberParty/StateDateDays after introductionOriginalGrade
Brian BabinR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Carol D. MillerR-WVMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Clay HigginsR-LAMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Craig GoldmanR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Dan CrenshawR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Dan NewhouseR-WAMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Harriet M. HagemanR-WYMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Jake EllzeyR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Jodey C. ArringtonR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
John JoyceR-PAMar 6, 20250OriginalF
John R. CarterR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Julia LetlowR-LAMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Lauren BoebertR-COMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Pete SessionsR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Randy K. Weber Sr.R-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Roger WilliamsR-TXMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Stephanie I. BiceR-OKMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Troy BaldersonR-OHMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Victoria SpartzR-INMar 6, 20250OriginalF
Gabe EvansR-COMar 11, 20255F
Jefferson ShreveR-INMar 11, 20255F
Richard HudsonR-NCMar 11, 20255F
Tracey MannR-KSMar 11, 20255F
Addison McDowellR-NCMar 18, 202512F
Gary J. PalmerR-ALMar 18, 202512F
Morgan LuttrellR-TXMar 18, 202512F
Andrew S. ClydeR-GAMar 25, 202519F
Gus M. BilirakisR-FLMar 25, 202519F
H. Morgan GriffithR-VAMar 25, 202519F
Tim MooreR-NCMar 26, 202520F
Aaron BeanR-FLJun 3, 202589F
Michael LawlerR-NYJun 3, 202589F
Derek SchmidtR-KSJun 5, 202591F
Joe WilsonR-SCJun 12, 202598F
Neal P. DunnR-FLJun 23, 2025109F
Tom BarrettR-MIJul 15, 2025131F
Glenn ThompsonR-PAJul 21, 2025137F
Robert F. OnderR-MOJul 22, 2025138F
Daniel MeuserR-PAAug 15, 2025162F
Michael BaumgartnerR-WAAug 15, 2025162F
Don BaconR-NEAug 26, 2025173F
Laurel M. LeeR-FLSep 2, 2025180F
Mark AlfordR-MOSep 4, 2025182F

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$3.3M combined quarterly activity
5 lobbying firms
5 clients represented
2025-fourth_quarter–2025-third_quarter filing period
⚠ 1 lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions
Show all 1
  • BENJAMIN GOLDEEN — Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
Policy Areas Covered
Energy/Nuclear
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
  • Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
  • Energy, Dept of
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Federal Maritime Commission
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)
  • SENATE
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
  • White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER
  • GCF US HOLDINGS, LLC Pulp manufacturing
  • AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL
  • COUNTY OF KERN county government
  • AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

LNG export expansion. Expanded natural gas export infrastructure locks in documented fossil fuel dependency contrary to Paris Agreement temperature goals.