,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,bald]son 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pflug]1    
,ms4 ,t5ney1 & ,mr4 ,meus]7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! b5efits (    
natural gas to ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy &
 environm5t1 & recogniz+ natural gas z  
an af=dable & gre5 en]gy4  ,:]eas       
,public ,law #aag-afi 7commonly ref]r$  
to z ! ,inflation ,r$uction ,act (      
#bjbb7 e/abli%$ a punitive fee on me?ane
 emissions1 :i* w result 9 a regressive 
tax on all ,am]icans1 includ+ l[-income 
& fix$-income ,am]icans2 ,:]eas a       
natural gas tax or me?ane emissions fee 
results 9 high] co/s to natural gas     
cu/om]s1 includ+ families1 f>m]s1 &     

small bus9esses2 ,:]eas any natural gas 
tax or me?ane emissions fee w           
disproportionately impact natural gas   
produc+ regions1 & bus9esses across !   
natural gas supply w be h>m$ by         
gov]nm5t-impos$ taxes & fees2 ,:]eas1   
s9ce #bjje1 two-?irds ( ! p[] sector    
gre5h\se gas emissions r$uctions are a  
direct result ( ! swit* to natural gas2 
,:]eas1 because ( increas$ innovation & 
te*nology 9 ! natural gas indu/ry1      
,unit$ ,/ates me?ane emissions 7 #aj    
p]c5t l[] 9 #bjbj comp>$ to #bjje1      
despite ! ,unit$ ,/ates increas+        
production ( natural gas by ne>ly #ajj  
p]c5t betwe5 #bjje to #bjbj2 ,:]eas1    
accord+ to ! ,en]gy ,in=mation          
,adm9i/ration1 us+ natural gas to g5]ate
 en]gy results 9 few] emissions ( ne>ly 
all types ( air pollutants1 includ+     
c>bon dioxide1 comp>$ to o!r fossil     
fuels2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 s9ce  
#aigj1 comb9$ emissions ( crit]ia &     
precursor pollutants h dropp$ by #gh    

p]c5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9      
#bjba1 #de p]c5t ( ! ,european ,union's 
natural gas imports 7 f ,russia1 acc\nt+
 = #aee1jjj1jjj1jjj cubic met]s (       
liquefi$ natural gas2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*   
#i1 #bjbb1 ! ,european ,commission      
approv$ a ,complem5t>y ,climate         
,delegat$ ,act t specifies c]ta9 nucle> 
& natural gas activities are cov]$ by ! 
,european ,union taxonomy & ?us consid]$
 gre5 inve/m5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,european     
,commission's ,complem5t>y ,climate     
,delegat$ ,act all[s natural gas &      
nucle> en]gy activities to be consid]$ z
 r5ewable or gre5 inve/m5ts1 :i* w spur 
private & public inve/m5ts 9 natural gas
 & nucle> en]gy & make ,europe less     
reliant on ,russian en]gy 9 ! future2   
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #be1 #bjbb1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ann\nc$ an agreem5t ) ! ,european
 ,union = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to supply !   
,european ,union ) up to #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj
 additional cubic met]s ( liquefi$      
natural gas by ! end ( #bjbb2 ,:]eas1 9 
,novemb] #bjbb1 an en]gy security       

agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,european ,union impli$ t ,europe w\ld  
seek up to #adg1jjj1jjj1jjj cubic met]s 
( liquifi$ natural gas imports 9 #bjbc2 
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #bf1 #bjbd1 ,presid5t
 ,bid5 ann\nc$ a ban on ! approval      
process ( liquifi$ natural gas export   
p]mits to c\ntries t d n h a free trade 
agreem5t ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas      
,unit$ ,/ates liquifi$ natural gas      
exports help$ r$uce natural gas prices 9
 ,europe by ov] #hc p]c5t f #bjbb       
levels2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's   
,national ,en]gy ,te*nology ,laboratory 
e/imates t ,am]ican liquifi$ natural gas
 export$ to ,europe is #da p]c5t clean] 
?an ,russian liquifi$ natural gas       
export$ to ,europe2 ,:]eas !            
,int]national ,en]gy ,ag5cy pr$icts     
global dem& = natural gas w increase by 
#eg p]c5t by #bjej1 & an additional     
#bdj1jjj1jjj1jjj cubic met]s p] ye> (   
liquifi$ natural gas export capacity is 
ne$$ by #bjej2 ,:]eas increas$ usage (  
natural gas dome/ically w also r$uce    

,unit$ ,/ates dep5d5ce on =eign en]gy & 
/r5g!n ,unit$ ,/ates national security2 
& ,:]eas natural gas is abundant 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! ,en]gy ,in=mation    
,adm9i/ration e/imates ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
has en\gh dry natural gas to la/ ne>ly a
 c5tury1 & ! pot5tial = ev5 m ) advances
 9 te*nology & exploration3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 recognizes natural gas produc$ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates z an af=dable & gre5      
en]gy2  7#b7 recognizes t ! ,unit$      
,/ates %\ld be committ$ to an all ( !   
above approa* to meet ,unit$ ,/ates     
en]gy ne$s1 & t natural gas is necess>y 
= ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be en]gy dom9ant2 &
  7#c7 supports ef=ts ( ! ,trump        
adm9i/ration1 includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 to   
increase dome/ic production ( natural   
gas & natural gas infra/ructure1 id5tify
 & remove b>ri]s to ! production (      
natural gas1 & exp$ite ! approval ( new 
liquifi$ natural gas export facilities 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4