S1901-119

In Committee

Protect LNG Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced May 22, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, trade restriction, private right of action provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change, private right of action provision: 4. It relies on compliance mandates, trade restrictions, definition changes, and private right of action. The main policy areas are Energy.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction, definition change provision: 2.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, trade restriction, private right of action provision: 3.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change, private right of action provision: 4.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, trade restriction, private right of action provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change, private right of action provision: 4.

Key Policy Areas

Energy

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a compliance mandate, trade restriction, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, trade restriction, private right of action provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change, private right of action provision: 4.

Policy Domains

Energy

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 22, 2025

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. …

May 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …

May 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered facility" §idea92fae9b9d5468299779fe6ad59f41b

a liquefied natural gas facility for which a proposal to site, construct, expand, or operate is required to be approved by— the Secretary

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