H.R. 7061

Summary

H.R. 7061, the Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2026 by Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7061 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7061 IH: Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7061  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 14, 2026   Ms. Elfreth  (for herself,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Ms. Salazar , and  Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Natural Gas Act to require that a certification issued by the Secretary of Energy be in effect in order to export natural gas to a covered nation.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026  .
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Certification required for exports of natural gas to covered nations
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(g)
Certification required for certain exports
No person shall export any natural gas from the United States to a covered nation (as such term is defined in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code) without having in effect, in addition to an order authorizing such export issued under subsection (a), a certification issued by the Secretary of Energy that such export would be in the public interest. Upon issuance, such a certification shall be in effect for a period of one year unless the Secretary of Energy revokes the certification prior to the conclusion of such period.
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To amend the Natural Gas Act to require that a certification issued by the Secretary of Energy be in effect in order to export natural gas to a covered nation.

Sponsors

Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D) sponsors H.R. 7061, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Sarah Elfreth

Rep. · D–MD-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Kathy Castor

Rep. · D–FL-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

Jared Huffman

Rep. · D–CA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

Maria Salazar

Rep. · R–FL-27 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7061 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 14, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7061 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7061 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7061 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Natural Gas Act to require that a certification issued by the Secretary of Energy be in effect in order to export natural gas to a covered nation. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7061 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7061 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7061’s is Energy.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7061, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ELFRETH:H.R. 7061.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)[Page H894]

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