This is the legislation being considered before the Rules Committee on November 17, 2025:

 

-H.R. 1949 (Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025)

 

Sponsor: Rep. August Pfulger (R-TX-11)

 

Purpose: Repeals restrictions on the export and import of natural gas. It shifts approval authority from the Department of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), streamlining Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facility approvals.

 

Effects: This would likely increase LNG exports, boosting U.S. energy trade, but could also raise concerns about environmental oversight and global energy prices.

 

*Passed in the House*

 

-H.R. 3109 (Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act [REFINER Act])

 

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH-5)

 

Purpose: Requires the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a detailed report on U.S. petrochemical refineries. The report must assess capacity, risks, and policy impacts.

 

Effects: Requires a comprehensive report on U.S. petrochemical refineries. While not immediately changing law, it could shape future policy by identifying bottlenecks, risks, and needed investments in refining capacity.

*Passed in the House*

 

-H.R. 5214 (District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025)

 

Sponsor: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21)

 

Purpose: Mandates pretrial detention for violent/dangerous crimes and requires mandatory cash bail for other specified offenses in D.C. It overrides local discretion on bail.

 

Effects: Imposes mandatory cash bail and detention rules in D.C., overriding local discretion. This would likely increase pretrial detention rates, especially for low‑income defendants, while supporters argue it enhances public safety.

*Passed the House*

 

-H.R. 5107 (Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025  [CLEAN DC Act])

 

Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA-9)

 

Purpose: Repeals D.C.’s 2022 police reform law. It reinstates older rules on chokeholds, deadly force, body‑camera access, consent searches, and officer discipline.

 

Effects: Repeals D.C.’s 2022 police reform law. It would restore older policing practices (chokeholds, consent searches, broader use of deadly force). Supporters say it strengthens law enforcement authority; critics warn it rolls back accountability and civil rights protections.

 

*Passed the House*

 

-H.J. Res. 130 (Disapproval of BLM Buffalo Field Office Plan)

 

Sponsor: Rep. Harriet Hageman (R‑WY‑At Large)

 

Purpose: Disapproves a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule on the Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan in Wyoming. It uses the Congressional Review Act to block the rule. 

 

Effects: Blocks BLM’s land management plan, reopening more land for energy development and grazing. This would reduce federal restrictions but could increase environmental disputes.

 

*Passed in the House*

*Passed in the Senate*

 

-H. J. Res. 131 Disapproval of BLM Coastal Plain Oil & Gas Leasing Program

 

Sponsor: Rep. Nicholas Begich (R‑AK‑At Large)

 

Purpose: Disapproves the BLM’s Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision. This targets leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

 

Effects: Cancels BLM’s restrictions on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, potentially allowing drilling. This would expand U.S. oil production but faces strong environmental opposition.

 

*Passed in the House*

 

-H. Con. Res. 58 (Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism)

 

Sponsor: Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R‑FL‑27)

 

Purpose: A concurrent resolution condemning socialism as a failed ideology. It is symbolic, expressing congressional sentiment rather than creating binding law.

 

Effect: Non‑binding. It expresses congressional sentiment condemning socialism. No direct legal impact, but it signals ideological positioning and can be cited in political debates.

 

*Agreed to in the House*

 

-S.J. Res. 80 (Disapproval of BLM National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Plan)

 

Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan (R‑AK)

 

Purpose: Disapproves the BLM’s National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan. It seeks to overturn restrictions on oil and gas development in half of the NPR‑A.

 

Effects:Overturns limits on oil and gas development in half of the NPR‑A. This would open more acreage for drilling, strengthening Alaska’s energy sector but weakening conservation protections.

 

*Passed the Senate*

*Passed in the House*

 

Rules Committee Meeting:

 

https://www.youtube.com/live/wmNaDki47d4?feature=shared

 

Link to the Bills:

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1949

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3109

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5214

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5107

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/130

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/131

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/58

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/80