Includes all politicians who were in office at any point during the 114th Congress.

S. 33 - LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act

Energy. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to provide certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act

S. 33 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to provide certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to provide certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
  • LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
Sponsor
John Barrasso
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Energy
  • Business records
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Government information and archives
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Oil and gas
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Major Actions
Introduced1/06/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/06/2015
1/06/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
1/06/2015Introduced in Senate
1/29/2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-9.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

31 times as much
$2,715,641
$2,654,433
$14,631,643
$20,001,717
$635,786
$750
$636,536

opposed this bill

4 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act

4 organizations supported this bill

America's Natural Gas Alliance
ANGA (2015, January 8). ANGA Commends Senators Barrasso and Heinrich on LNG Exports Legislation. Retrieved January 13, 2015, from ANGA.
American Petroleum Institute
Macchiarola, Frank J. & Finkel, Louis (2015, July 27). API-ANGA Letter of Support for LNG Exports. Retrieved December 24, 2015, from America’s Natural Gas Alliance.
Center for Liquefied Natural Gas
Sopko, Adam (2015, January 7). CLNG President Applauds Introduction of New Bill Expediting Review of LNG Export Applications. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from CLNG.
Natural Gas Supply Association
Wiggins, Dena E. (2015, January 28). NGSA Letter to Senate E&C Supporting S.33. Retrieved December 24, 2015, from NGSA.

1 organization opposed this bill

Industrial Energy Consumers of America
Cicio, Paul N. (2015, January 27). Re: IECA Opposes S. 33, the “LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act”. Retrieved December 24, 2015, from Industrial Energy Consumers of America.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$63,816$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$436,598$26,280
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,000$4,250
John BarrassoRWY$95,100$500
Michael F. BennetDCO$66,950$250
Richard BlumenthalDCT$3,500$500
Roy BluntRMO$220,052$20,900
Cory A. BookerDNJ$14,600$1,000
John BoozmanRAR$47,062$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$9,950$700
Richard BurrRNC$243,415$23,500
Maria CantwellDWA$15,566$250
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$215,025$5,200
Ben CardinDMD$8,000$3,000
Tom CarperDDE$10,200$0
Bob CaseyDPA$37,650$3,500
Bill CassidyRLA$488,343$26,600
Daniel CoatsRIN$4,500$4,000
William Thad CochranRMS$53,403$10,800
Susan M. CollinsRME$51,566$5,450
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$16,873$0
Bob CorkerRTN$92,620$16,500
John CornynRTX$361,055$15,000
Tom CottonRAR$1,332,992$13,150
Mike CrapoRID$65,594$2,000
Ted CruzRTX$2,120,031$16,244
Steve DainesRMT$407,419$8,300
Joe DonnellyDIN$4,500$0
Dick DurbinDIL$750$2,500
Mike EnziRWY$50,833$3,000
Joni ErnstRIA$207,361$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$8,100$12,000
Deb FischerRNE$219,206$250
Jeff FlakeRAZ$1,379,699$0
Al FrankenDMN$3,540$3,250
Cory GardnerRCO$587,654$10,650
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$19,131$360
Lindsey GrahamRSC$79,638$4,000
Chuck GrassleyRIA$178,345$7,000
Orrin G. HatchRUT$83,000$9,500
Martin HeinrichDNM$33,050$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$52,100$150
Dean HellerRNV$213,837$5,000
Mazie K. HironoDHI$4,750$750
John HoevenRND$87,095$12,800
Jim InhofeROK$131,274$1,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$100,195$8,100
Ron JohnsonRWI$878,139$20,680
Tim KaineDVA$43,150$750
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$13,300$0
Mark KirkRIL$233,775$21,000
Amy KlobucharDMN$12,166$16,650
James LankfordROK$419,490$4,600
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$2,500
Mike LeeRUT$757,584$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$60,500$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$15,025$3,500
John McCainRAZ$200,370$12,400
Claire McCaskillDMO$10,058$1,400
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$470,056$25,700
Bob MenéndezDNJ$41,600$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$11,600$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$4,000$1,000
Jerry MoranRKS$59,250$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$279,946$1,500
Chris MurphyDCT$14,000$0
Patty MurrayDWA$5,275$1,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$7,500$0
Rand PaulRKY$481,798$7,900
David PerdueRGA$236,628$10,900
Gary C. PetersDMI$1,500$1,000
Rob PortmanROH$345,477$43,062
John "Jack" ReedDRI$3,250$0
Harry ReidDNV$9,500$0
Jim RischRID$65,837$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$179,767$12,900
Mike RoundsRSD$120,731$10,300
Marco RubioRFL$949,694$24,750
Bernie SandersIVT$0$1,000
Ben SasseRNE$740,151$11,650
Brian SchatzDHI$7,000$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$19,750$13,360
Tim ScottRSC$358,761$16,550
Jeff SessionsRAL$19,500$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$11,350$500
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$9,700$3,500
Debbie StabenowDMI$4,000$3,500
Dan SullivanRAK$666,423$24,550
Jon TesterDMT$25,016$0
John ThuneRSD$230,683$1,000
Thom TillisRNC$290,234$16,850
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$1,460,581$20,200
Tom UdallDNM$71,400$0
David VitterRLA$58,000$1,000
Mark R. WarnerDVA$74,050$250
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$10,198$700
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$5,416$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$40,750$1,000
Ron WydenDOR$40,850$8,500

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Legislator Filters
NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$63,816$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$436,598$26,280
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,000$4,250
John BarrassoRWY$95,100$500
Michael F. BennetDCO$66,950$250
Richard BlumenthalDCT$3,500$500
Roy BluntRMO$220,052$20,900
Cory A. BookerDNJ$14,600$1,000
John BoozmanRAR$47,062$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$9,950$700
Richard BurrRNC$243,415$23,500
Maria CantwellDWA$15,566$250
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$215,025$5,200
Ben CardinDMD$8,000$3,000
Tom CarperDDE$10,200$0
Bob CaseyDPA$37,650$3,500
Bill CassidyRLA$488,343$26,600
Daniel CoatsRIN$4,500$4,000
William Thad CochranRMS$53,403$10,800
Susan M. CollinsRME$51,566$5,450
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$16,873$0
Bob CorkerRTN$92,620$16,500
John CornynRTX$361,055$15,000
Tom CottonRAR$1,332,992$13,150
Mike CrapoRID$65,594$2,000
Ted CruzRTX$2,120,031$16,244
Steve DainesRMT$407,419$8,300
Joe DonnellyDIN$4,500$0
Dick DurbinDIL$750$2,500
Mike EnziRWY$50,833$3,000
Joni ErnstRIA$207,361$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$8,100$12,000
Deb FischerRNE$219,206$250
Jeff FlakeRAZ$1,379,699$0
Al FrankenDMN$3,540$3,250
Cory GardnerRCO$587,654$10,650
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$19,131$360
Lindsey GrahamRSC$79,638$4,000
Chuck GrassleyRIA$178,345$7,000
Orrin G. HatchRUT$83,000$9,500
Martin HeinrichDNM$33,050$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$52,100$150
Dean HellerRNV$213,837$5,000
Mazie K. HironoDHI$4,750$750
John HoevenRND$87,095$12,800
Jim InhofeROK$131,274$1,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$100,195$8,100
Ron JohnsonRWI$878,139$20,680
Tim KaineDVA$43,150$750
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$13,300$0
Mark KirkRIL$233,775$21,000
Amy KlobucharDMN$12,166$16,650
James LankfordROK$419,490$4,600
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$2,500
Mike LeeRUT$757,584$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$60,500$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$15,025$3,500
John McCainRAZ$200,370$12,400
Claire McCaskillDMO$10,058$1,400
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$470,056$25,700
Bob MenéndezDNJ$41,600$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$11,600$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$4,000$1,000
Jerry MoranRKS$59,250$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$279,946$1,500
Chris MurphyDCT$14,000$0
Patty MurrayDWA$5,275$1,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$7,500$0
Rand PaulRKY$481,798$7,900
David PerdueRGA$236,628$10,900
Gary C. PetersDMI$1,500$1,000
Rob PortmanROH$345,477$43,062
John "Jack" ReedDRI$3,250$0
Harry ReidDNV$9,500$0
Jim RischRID$65,837$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$179,767$12,900
Mike RoundsRSD$120,731$10,300
Marco RubioRFL$949,694$24,750
Bernie SandersIVT$0$1,000
Ben SasseRNE$740,151$11,650
Brian SchatzDHI$7,000$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$19,750$13,360
Tim ScottRSC$358,761$16,550
Jeff SessionsRAL$19,500$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$11,350$500
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$9,700$3,500
Debbie StabenowDMI$4,000$3,500
Dan SullivanRAK$666,423$24,550
Jon TesterDMT$25,016$0
John ThuneRSD$230,683$1,000
Thom TillisRNC$290,234$16,850
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$1,460,581$20,200
Tom UdallDNM$71,400$0
David VitterRLA$58,000$1,000
Mark R. WarnerDVA$74,050$250
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$10,198$700
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$5,416$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$40,750$1,000
Ron WydenDOR$40,850$8,500

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Republican/Conservative$14,631,643
Natural Gas transmission & distribution$2,715,641
Oil & Gas$2,654,433

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Manufacturing$635,786
Consumer groups$750
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