# What This Resolution Actually Does

This is a resolution—basically a statement of support rather than a law that changes anything immediately. The House is declaring that natural gas should be considered a "green" energy source and expressing support for expanding natural gas production and exports. It's not binding legislation, but it signals the direction lawmakers want to go.

The resolution argues that natural gas is better for the environment than people think. It points out that when power plants switched from coal to natural gas over the past two decades, it cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly. The resolution also claims that despite nearly doubling natural gas production since 2005, methane emissions actually went down by 10 percent, suggesting the industry has gotten cleaner. The resolution criticizes the methane fee included in the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it a "regressive tax" that will raise costs for families, farmers, and small businesses who use natural gas for heating, cooking, and other needs.

The resolution also focuses on international energy politics. It highlights how the U.S. has been exporting natural gas to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian energy, and it argues that American natural gas is cleaner than Russian alternatives. The resolution supports the Trump administration's push to approve more liquified natural gas export facilities and remove regulatory barriers to natural gas production. Essentially, it's making the case that natural gas should be a central part of America's energy strategy for both economic and national security reasons, and it opposes policies that would discourage its use or production through taxes or fees.

Recognizing the benefits of natural gas to the United States economy and environment, and recognizing natural gas as an affordable and "green" energy.

Balderson, Troy

<p>This resolution recognizes domestically produced natural gas as affordable, green, and necessary for the United States to be&nbsp;energy dominant while asserting that the United States should take a broad approach to meet energy needs.&nbsp;It also supports efforts to increase&nbsp;domestic production of natural gas and natural gas infrastructure, identify and remove barriers to the production of natural gas, and expedite the approval of liquefied natural gas export facilities in the United States.</p>