S.Amdt. 88Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 88

What it does: Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENERGY EXPORTS wherever appropriate
Submitted January 21, 2015

What it changes

1 change to S. 1

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  1. Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENERGY EXPORTS wherever appropriate

    Adds a section

    Inserted: SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENERGY EXPORTS.

    Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

    Inserted: (1) competitive and open markets facilitate lower prices for consumers, increase private investment, and foster economic growth and opportunities for workers in the United States;

    Inserted: (2) technological innovations have made the United States the largest oil and natural gas producer in the world, creating millions of high-paying jobs in the United States and billions in revenues to Federal and State governments; and

    Inserted: (3) leveraging energy resources of the United States in the global marketplace will provide greater energy security to allies of the United States and increase the geopolitical power of the United States.

    Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United States should realize its full potential as an energy superpower, by expanding trade of energy resources to spur economic growth, increase jobs in the United States, and strengthen the national security of the United States.

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SA 88. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENERGY EXPORTS.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

(1) competitive and open markets facilitate lower prices for consumers, increase private investment, and foster economic growth and opportunities for workers in the United States;

(2) technological innovations have made the United States the largest oil and natural gas producer in the world, creating millions of high-paying jobs in the United States and billions in revenues to Federal and State governments; and

(3) leveraging energy resources of the United States in the global marketplace will provide greater energy security to allies of the United States and increase the geopolitical power of the United States.

(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United States should realize its full potential as an energy superpower, by expanding trade of energy resources to spur economic growth, increase jobs in the United States, and strengthen the national security of the United States.

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