FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6378 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6378 To confirm and clarify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's obligation to assess and mitigate the impacts to climate change and environmental justice communities from projects approved pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2025 Mr. Casten (for himself, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Thanedar, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To confirm and clarify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's obligation to assess and mitigate the impacts to climate change and environmental justice communities from projects approved pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FERC Greenhouse Gas and Environmental Justice Policy Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GREENHOUSE GAS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POLICY. (a) Mitigation Proposal.--Section 7(d) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f(d)) is amended by inserting ``, including a mitigation proposal described in subsection (i)(3),'' after ``contain such information''. (b) Present or Future Public Convenience and Necessity Determination.--Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Present or Future Public Convenience and Necessity Determination.-- ``(1) In general.--In finding whether a proposed action, to the extent that may be authorized by a certificate, is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and n