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Reps Voting to Speed Up Permits for Natural Gas Exports Receive $2.6M from Exporting Companies; $87.4M Spent on Lobbying
Jan 29, 2015

 


 

Jan. 30, 2015 — On Wednesday, the House passed H.R. 351 (277-133).

The bill seeks to speed up the approval process by requiring the Department of Energy to rule on permit applications within 30 days of receiving a completed environmental review. Among the many dozens of companies involved in financing and operating the 27 proposed facilities, nine have political action committees (PAC).

How much money have members of Congress voting 'YES' received from these nine companies?  Read more

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Key Companies

CompanyContributedRelated bill positions
National Mining Association$3,000,10015

Key Legislators

SenatorsParty/StateRelated bills sponsored
Shelley Moore Capito[R-WV]27
Rob Portman[R-OH]25
Christopher A. Coons[D-DE]18
House MembersParty/StateRelated bills sponsored
David B. McKinley[R-WV]29
Tim Ryan[D-OH]28
Bob Latta[R-OH]26

Key Industries

IndustryContributedRelated bill positions
Steel$9,322,61416
Mining$4,982,48117
Heavy industrial manufacturing$4,168,73718
Numbers on this page (except for Latest Bills) include latest available data for contributions and bill positions starting January 1, 2007 through the present. For date range numbers on Latest Bills, visit the bill page.