U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to combat global energy poverty by eliminating prohibitions at international financial institutions that do not support traditional energy projects, including coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy.
Introduce legislation to eliminate prohibitions at international financial institutions that do not support traditional energy projects such as coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy.
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Barrasso recently introduced legislation to combat global energy poverty. The bill eliminates prohibitions at international financial institutions that do not support traditional energy projects, including coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy.
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently introduced legislation to combat global energy poverty. The bill eliminates prohibitions at international financial institutions that do not support traditional energy projects, including coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy.
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to eliminate prohibitions at international financial institutions that do not support traditional energy projects, including coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy.
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently introduced legislation that would end handouts to China funded by American taxpayers by removing China’s outdated designation as a 'developing country' in international treaties.
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), introduced the LNG Security Act. This legislation will reverse President Biden’s decision to stop new American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals.
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U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation will strengthen American energy security by accelerating the permitting process for critical energy and mineral projects of all types in the United States.
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S.1783, sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso, was introduced in the Senate on May 15, 2025 and read twice and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Sen. Barrasso's office press release (May 16, 2025) announces legislation that "eliminates prohibitions at international financial institutions" on financing coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy.
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Congress.gov shows Sen. Barrasso as sponsor of S.1783, with the latest action on 2025-05-15 reading the bill twice and referring it to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; the bill status is still listed as Introduced.
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GovInfo bill text states that on May 15, 2025, Mr. Barrasso introduced S. 1783, the Combating Global Poverty Through Energy Development Act. The bill directs U.S. Executive Directors at covered international financial institutions to oppose and rescind rules restricting or prohibiting financing of coal, oil, natural gas, or civil nuclear energy projects.
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Congress.gov lists Sen. John Barrasso as sponsor of S.1783, introduced May 15, 2025, with the latest and only recorded action: read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill status is Introduced.
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The promise was specifically to introduce legislation, not to secure enactment. Official records and bill text show Senator John Barrasso sponsored and introduced S.1783, the Combating Global Poverty Through Energy Development Act, on May 15, 2025. The bill targets international financial institution rules restricting financing for coal, oil, natural gas, and civil nuclear energy projects, matching the promised subject matter. Because Barrasso personally introduced the legislation while serving in the same Senate term, the promise is fulfilled with same_term timing.
The promise was specifically to introduce legislation, not to enact it. Official evidence shows Barrasso sponsored S.1783, the Combating Global Poverty Through Energy Development Act, introduced on May 15, 2025, and his office described it as eliminating prohibitions at international financial institutions against support for coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy. Because he personally introduced legislation matching the promise while serving in office, this counts as full delivery in the same term.
Congressional and official sources show Senator Barrasso introduced S.1783 (Combating Global Poverty Through Energy Development Act) — Congress.gov records the bill’s introduction on May 15, 2025, and his office’s May 16, 2025 press release states the bill eliminates prohibitions at international financial institutions on financing coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy, directly matching the pledged action to introduce such legislation.
Multiple pieces of evidence demonstrate that Senator Barrasso introduced bills specifically aimed at eliminating prohibitions at international financial institutions opposed to financing traditional energy projects such as coal, natural gas, oil, and civil nuclear energy. The introduction of such legislation fulfills the promise to 'introduce legislation,' regardless of subsequent passage, and all activity was performed during the same Senate term. Related legislative actions further support this effort.