commend the bill's author for working with jean green and others on an -- gene green and others on amendments. i know that we have reached the point where the passage of this bill, h.r. 6, will be seen as a bipartisan success story, as it should. and the senate should follow our lead, stand up for jobs as well as our allies, and quickly send this bill to the president's desk. because of advances in technology and innovation, we are now entering a new era of abundance. i can have an additional minute? . the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. upton: we are now entering in a new era of abundance and america is emerging as a superpower. we can enjoy of being an energy superpower while also projecting our influence as a force for good abroad. the domestic prosperity and global freedom act allows us to do both.

this commonsense bill says yes to jobs, yes to energy and i would urge my colleagues to support passage of h.r. 6. and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. gardner: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from colorado. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. lamborn: thank you. i want to thank my colleague from colorado for bringing this bill to the floor. it is so important that we exploit american domestic resources to create jobs, create global stability and make lower prices for consumers. this bill does all those things. and so we have a lot to thank you for, congressman gardner, for what this bill could accomplish. and i appreciate that. let me address a couple of points that i think have been erroneously made. some said that current users of

natural gas won't benefit as much if this bill were to become law. that is simply not true. there is such an abundance of natural gas in this country that we can supply domestic needs and at the same time have liquefied natural gas exports to our friends and allies. we can do both and everyone will benefit. the shale gas revolution in this country is so amazing that that has made this possible. and secondly, someone -- some have said there will not be the same quality of environmental reviews of l.n.g. if this takes place, and that's simply not true either. the federal energy regulatory commission maintains its role to permit the citing of facilities just as under current law and ferc, as it's known, will have nepa to conduct an environmental

assessment and e.i.s., environmental impact statement, if that's required so that does not change either. the same requirements under nepa will still be met whether -- under this law should it become law. so we are not in any way degrading or compromising environmental standards. they are still going to be satisfied. so for all those reasons i want to thank the sponsors of this bill, representative gardner, and i ask -- sponsor of this bill, representative gardner, and i ask you to support it. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: mr. chairman, we're going to reserve our time. might i inquire of the gentleman from colorado how many more speakers you have? mr. gardner: we have two additional speakers. mr. waxman: we'll continue to reserve our time, and then i presume the gentleman from colorado will want to close on his bill, so after your two speakers we'll close on our

side and you can close. mr. gardner: at this point we have two remaining so thank you. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. gardner: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman and i thank the gentleman for sponsoring this legislation. mr. speaker, five years ago companies were building terminals to import natural gas at the cost of billions of dollars because analysts agreed that the united states economy was going to need natural gas were overseas. today that's that scenario has flipped on its head and import terminals are dormant. the department of energy has 19 applications waiting for permission to export u.s. natural gas. thanks to technology, break throughs, u.s. natural gas reserves have climbed 72% since 2000. we have more gas than we can use here in the united states. mr. speaker, we have the best ice cream company in the world brennan, texas, and their

motto is we eat all we can and we sell the gas. that's what should be our motto for natural gas. we should use all we can and sell the rest. as chairman of the trade subcommittee on foreign affairs, i did a hearing on more l.n.g. exports in april. every witness at the hearing from the union representatives to the professor agreed that we should export natural gas. we have too much gas, and our allies have too little, and then there's russia. russia has an energy strangle hold over europe including ukraine, and just this past reek russia announced they would require payments upfront from ukraine and russia has increased the price of natural gas and even stopped sending natural gas to ukraine. isn't that lovely? ukraine needs access to natural gas down the road. that could be the united states. we need to compete with gas prom. that could be the united states. that's how we could help thwart

russian aggression in eastern europe. so technically, the united states can export natural gas, but the approval process is slow as ma lasas. it's the -- malassas. it's the government. the government wraps the companies in red tape. many times we can lose these natural gas contracts to our competitors. i support this legislation and i thank the gentleman for bringing it to the floor, and that's just the way it is. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california continues to reserve. the gentleman from colorado. mr. gardner: i thank the chairman and at this point i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. lance: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 6, the domestic prosperity and global freedom act, championed by my friend and colleague on the energy and commerce committee, congressman gardner of colorado, a true leader in this area. and this act will help expedite approval of u.s. liquefied natural gas exports to our

allies. the united states is experiencing a north american energy boom that analysts predict can produce enough natural gas to meet our domestic demands as well as that of our global allies, including ukraine and other eastern european nations currently at the mercy of russian energy supplies. expediting u.s. liquefied natural gas exports serves our national security interests. as an aggression russian regime looks to expand power in former sofe yen union countries. this helps our allies in eastern europe and across the globe while creating jobs here at home through prifmente investment and economic -- private investment and economic opportunity. as a member of the house energy and commerce committee, i'm proud to help bring this measure to the floor today, and i urge all of my colleagues to

support its passage. this is in the national security interest of the united states of america. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from colorado reserves. and the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: we continue -- does that complete your speakers? mr. gardner: i'll go to the gentleman from ohio. mr. waxman: ok. we still reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. gardner: at this time i yield two minutes of time to the gentleman from ohio, a sponsor of h.r. 6, somebody who's been with this bill -- this legislation from the beginning as we worked in this bipartisan process. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. ryan: i do want to stand up in support of this piece of legislation. in my district in eastern ohio, we've been, and i heard speaker after speaker talk about the potential boom for our country and different regions of america. in my region that i represent is one of those areas along eastern ohio. i think if we're looking to

address many of the issues of global warming -- and i know there would be a lot of different discussions and opinions i may have compared to a lot of people on the other side, but i believe that this is an opportunity for us to ddress that issue with liquefied natural gas to get it out in the marketplace, to make sure that the economic benefits are here in the united states, that our people in eastern ohio, western pennsylvania into new york and upstate new york area are able to benefit from this. and ferc is going to have to approve these ultimately at the end of the day. so i don't think we can pass up this opportunity to have a transition. now, i think quite frankly we missed the boat a few years ago when we had an opportunity to pass a comprehensive energy bill that would invest into the bill that came before this house money into coal research,

was an opportunity i think we missed. there was an opportunity for wind and solar and the alternatives that i think ultimately will be a part of an extended portfolio here in the united states, but today the opportunity is with liquid natural gas and getting it abroad. we were in -- one of my positions on the german study group -- we were in germany talking to chancellor merkel and the first thing she said to us as our delegation was over there was, let's talk about natural gas. first thing because she had putin at that time, a year, year and a half ago, breathing down her neck. and now here we are. so i think there's an opportunity here. this is one step in a long process, but i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership and hope we can continue to build out this energy portfolio with natural gas and the others that will come along the way. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. does the gentleman from colorado have any more speakers?

mr. gardner: not at this time. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. mr. waxman: mr. speaker, for those who want to export natural gas, this bill really isn't necessary. because the department of energy is approving enough export of natural gas that will allow us in a few years to be the largest exporter of l.n.g. in the world. so d.o.e. is acting. for those of you who are concerned about global freedom, get all of the approvals to export natural gas, the countries who are going to receive this natural gas are most likely going to be because pan and india, that's where they're paying higher prices for natural gas, it's going to be more profitable to ship the l.n.g.

there. and i don't fault companies for doing that. they're in business to make money. it's going to provide more money to ship the natural gas there. well, what about the ukraine? what about the countries that are under threat from russia? angela merkel, head of germany, may not realize it but natural gas is not going to go there for quite a long time. , and oing to be years therefore if you think domestic prosperity is hinging on the ability to export natural gas, we don't need this bill. if you think global freedom is hanging on the balance, waiting for this bill to become law -- and by global freedom you don't mean freedom for china to get more natural gas or india or japan, but ukraine and

countries in eastern europe, don't count on this bill to bring about global freedom. titled but oastly it's promising more than this i could ever deliver, and would urge this bill is not necessary and ought to be rejected. and i yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from colorado has 3 1/2 minutes. mr. gardner: i thank the chairman for your leadership over this hour and thank the gentleman from california for the debate. and to the members who came and debated this important piece of legislation today, look, we know this bill has support of organizations like the national association of manufacturers, the u.s. chamber of commerce, people who represent the businesses of this country, the industrial might of this country support h.r. 6 because they know, they know when we can produce our energy in our

own back yard and help our allies to a greater prosperity for themselves, we're doing the right thing with h.r. 6. this bill's a confluence of two policies that we tried to promote but often failed to achieve. the policy of domestic job creation. 45,000 people could be taken off the unemployment rolls because of h.r. 6. the other policy we achieve with this legislation is to give our friends and allies a greater degree of freedom, a greater ability to be independent from russia, aggressive neighbors that just decide one day to invade. mr. chairman, h.r. 6 is the work of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who've worked over the past several months to make sure that we have the support, not just from the republican side of the aisle, but strong support from both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans who believe we should answer the call from our friends and allies for energy security, for economic

opportunity at home and to make sure we continue, that we continue the energy revolution in this country. opposition to the bill, as i said at committee, is like hanging up on a 911 phone call from our friends and allies. let's pass this legislation. let's achieve exactly what the title of this bill says, prosperity at home and help for our allies. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. gardner: i move the committee rise. the chair: all those in favor say eye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted, and the committee does now rise. the speaker pro tempore: mr.

chairman. the chair: madam speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 6, directs me to report it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 6 and has come to no resolution thereon. pursuant to house resolution 636 and rule 18, the chair declares the house and the committee of the whole house in the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 3301. will the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house of the state of the union for

further consideration of h.r. 3301 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: acquired approval for the construction, connection, operation or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national boundary of the united states for the import or export of oil, natural gas or electricity to or from canada or mexico and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole house rose earlier today, requests for recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report 113-492, offered by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 16, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part b of house report 113-492 which further proceedings were

postponed in the following order. amendment number one of mr. pallone of new jersey. amendment number 2, by mr. waxman of california, amendment number 3 of mr. welch of vermont. the chair will reduce to two minutes after the first series of votes. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part b of house report 113-492 by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by a voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in part b of house report number 113-492 offered by mr. pallone of new jersey. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a

15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 176. the nays are 233. he amendment is adopted.

the unfinished business is on the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 113- 492 by the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 113-492 offered by mr. waxman of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

he chair: the yeas are 170 --

the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 171, the nays are 240. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is on the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in

part b of house report 113-492 by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report number 113-492 offered by mr. welch of vermont. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.]

the chair: the yeas are 1776 and the nays are 234. he amendment is not adopted. the question is in the amendment of a substitute. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it, the amendment is adopted. accordingly, under the rule, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. hairman.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 3301 and pursuant to house resolution 636, reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to require approval for construction, connection, operation or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national boundary of the united states for the import or export of oil, natural gas or

electricity to or from canada or mexico, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. members are advised to take their conversations outside the chamber. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill. > i'm opposed. the clerk: mr. schneider of illinois moves to recommit the bill to the committee of energy

and commerce to report back forthwith, insert the following new section, section 10, protecting the great lakes and our nation's drinking water supply. the secretary of state shall not approve a new pipeline if a rupture or spill from such pipeline would result in can ser -causing chemicals entering into the great lakes. >> i ask unanimous consent that we dispense with the reading of the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the motion? without objection, the reading is dispensed with. the gentleman from illinois is recognized for five minutes. mr. schneider: this is the final amendment to the bill. the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. mr. speaker, this amendment would ensure our great lakes and the aquifer and the tremendous

economic benefits that come from them will remain protected and safe from toxic chemicals. as stewards of the health and safety of our community, we should take approaches to protect our most valuable assets. this amendment would safeguard our drinking water in 16 states. in illinois, minnesota, michigan, indiana, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin, south dakota, wyoming, nebraska, kansas, colorado, oklahoma, new mexico and texas. the great lakes provide 56 billion gallons of pressure water. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. schneider: great lakes provide 56 billion of fresh water per day for agriculture, municipal drinking water and electricity production. over 30 million americans rely on the great lakes for their

safe and clean drink ink water. this would prect the drinking water. we owe it to our future generations to keep the great lakes healthy and use the resources that we have in a responsible and sustainable way. this amendment ensures that the owners and operators of pipelines who have been responsible for major spills in the past that resulted in contaminated drinking water supplies will not receive additional treatment to build pipelines. when accidents occur in our great lakes, it is not a simple fix to restore the ecosystem and return to business as usual. the time for the great lakes to rid itself of pollutants could take up to 191 years. we should ensure the health of our great lakes and health of our economy are not put at risk for short-term gain. energy independence is one of

the primary drivers of our economy and will have a major role in our future competitiveness and the health of our future generations. by eliminating commonsense regulations with projects with a massive public health consequences, it is a dereliction of our duty to protect our families, communities and businesses that rely on the great lakes. instead of assessing the impact of the full project, the bill would limit review of projects to only the cross-border sections. we leave in in interconnected environments and the great lakes system is not an isolated resource but a come flex ecosystem intertwined with countless communities across two countries and eight states. what happens to one has an impact on all. the amendment would ensure the proper planning and environmental impact he valuations are