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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 57
Recognizing the benefits of natural gas to the United States economy and
environment, and recognizing natural gas as an affordable and ‘‘green’’
energy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY23, 2025
Mr. B
ALDERSON(for himself, Mr. PFLUGER, Ms. TENNEY, and Mr. MEUSER)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the benefits of natural gas to the United States
economy and environment, and recognizing natural gas
as an affordable and ‘‘green’’ energy.
Whereas Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as the
‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’’) established a punitive
fee on methane emissions, which will result in a regres-
sive tax on all Americans, including low-income and
fixed-income Americans;
Whereas a natural gas tax or methane emissions fee results
in higher costs to natural gas customers, including fami-
lies, farmers, and small businesses;
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Whereas any natural gas tax or methane emissions fee will
disproportionately impact natural gas producing regions,
and businesses across the natural gas supply will be
harmed by government-imposed taxes and fees;
Whereas, since 2005, two-thirds of the power sector green-
house gas emissions reductions are a direct result of the
switch to natural gas;
Whereas, because of increased innovation and technology in
the natural gas industry, United States methane emis-
sions were 10 percent lower in 2020 compared to 2005,
despite the United States increasing production of nat-
ural gas by nearly 100 percent between 2005 to 2020;
Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administra-
tion, using natural gas to generate energy results in
fewer emissions of nearly all types of air pollutants, in-
cluding carbon dioxide, compared to other fossil fuels;
Whereas, according to the Environmental Protection Agency,
since 1970, combined emissions of criteria and precursor
pollutants have dropped by 78 percent in the United
States;
Whereas, in 2021, 45 percent of the European Union’s nat-
ural gas imports were from Russia, accounting for
155,000,000,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas;
Whereas, on March 9, 2022, the European Commission ap-
proved a Complementary Climate Delegated Act that
specifies certain nuclear and natural gas activities are
covered by the European Union taxonomy and thus con-
sidered ‘‘green’’ investments;
Whereas the European Commission’s Complementary Climate
Delegated Act allows natural gas and nuclear energy ac-
tivities to be considered as renewable or green invest-
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ments, which will spur private and public investments in
natural gas and nuclear energy and make Europe less re-
liant on Russian energy in the future;
Whereas, on March 25, 2022, the United States announced
an agreement with the European Union for the United
States to supply the European Union with up to
15,000,000,000 additional cubic meters of liquefied nat-
ural gas by the end of 2022;
Whereas, in November 2022, an energy security agreement
between the United States and European Union implied
that Europe would seek up to 147,000,000,000 cubic me-
ters of liquified natural gas imports in 2023;
Whereas, on January 26, 2024, President Biden announced
a ban on the approval process of liquified natural gas ex-
port permits to countries that do not have a free trade
agreement with the United States;
Whereas United States liquified natural gas exports helped
reduce natural gas prices in Europe by over 83 percent
from 2022 levels;
Whereas the Department of Energy’s National Energy Tech-
nology Laboratory estimates that American liquified nat-
ural gas exported to Europe is 41 percent cleaner than
Russian liquified natural gas exported to Europe;
Whereas the International Energy Agency predicts global de-
mand for natural gas will increase by 57 percent by
2050, and an additional 240,000,000,000 cubic meters
per year of liquified natural gas export capacity is needed
by 2050;
Whereas increased usage of natural gas domestically will also
reduce United States dependence on foreign energy and
strengthen United States national security; and
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Whereas natural gas is abundant in the United States, and
the Energy Information Administration estimates the
United States has enough dry natural gas to last nearly
a century, and the potential for even more with advances
in technology and exploration: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) recognizes natural gas produced in the 2
United States as an affordable and ‘‘green’’ energy; 3
(2) recognizes that the United States should be 4
committed to an ‘‘all of the above’’ approach to meet 5
United States energy needs, and that natural gas is 6
necessary for the United States to be energy domi-7
nant; and 8
(3) supports efforts of the Trump administra-9
tion, including the Department of Energy and the 10
Department of the Interior, to increase domestic 11
production of natural gas and natural gas infra-12
structure, identify and remove barriers to the pro-13
duction of natural gas, and expedite the approval of 14
new liquified natural gas export facilities in the 15
United States. 16
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