House LNG export bill does not advance

An attempt to begin floor consideration of a bill to facilitate U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the U.S. fell short on Thursday when House Republicans failed to advance defense spending legislation. The “ Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act ,” introduced in February by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), was attached to a Pentagon funding bill that was defeated 216-212 in a roll-call vote, as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to...