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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4520
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Natural Gas Act to include a definition of the term public interest
, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the LNG Export Security Act
.
Sec. 2. Definition of the term public interest
under the Natural Gas Act
Section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(12)
Public interest means the consideration of—
(A)
the development of—
(i)
natural gas facilities in the United States; and
(ii)
the domestic natural gas supply;
(B)
domestic economic interests; and
(C)
national security interests.