H.R. 7061

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7061 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7061

To amend the Natural Gas Act to require that a certification issued by 
the Secretary of Energy be in effect in order to export natural gas to 
a covered nation.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2026

Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. 
Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Natural Gas Act to require that a certification issued by 
the Secretary of Energy be in effect in order to export natural gas to 
a covered nation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Energy Security 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS TO COVERED 
NATIONS.

Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``(g) Certification Required for Certain Exports.--No person shall 
export any natural gas from the United States to a covered nation (as 
such term is defined in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States 
Code) without having in effect, in addition to an order authorizing 
such export issued under subsection (a), a certification issued by the 
Secretary of Energy that such export would be in the public interest. 
Upon issuance, such a certification shall be in effect for a period of 
one year unless the Secretary of Energy revokes the certification prior 
to the conclusion of such period.''.
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