House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2024
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 15, 2024 · 224–200
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2024 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7176.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 18, January 31, 2024, Page H365):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To increase American energy production and restore energy leadership by repealing restrictions on the import and export of natural gas.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 220 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7176, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7176
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
31 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 31 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), John Carter (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Russell Fry (R-SC), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Carol Miller (R-WV), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Greg Pence (R-IN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Keith Self (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.
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- H.Con.Res. 57 (118th) Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.
- H.R. 1141 (118th) Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.