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HR 3657 · in committee · niche

Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to file yearly reports to Congress about hydropower dam relicensing applications.
  • This affects hydropower companies seeking license renewals and Congress members overseeing energy regulation.
  • The bill creates a reporting requirement with no specified budget impact or implementation deadline beyond annual filing.

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  1. 01

    How would annual FERC reports on hydropower relicensing help Congress conduct better oversight of the licensing process?

  2. 02

    What costs might hydropower companies face to compile relicensing data for FERC's yearly congressional reports?

  3. 03

    What specific information should FERC include in these reports to make them most useful for Congressional decision-making?

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Kim Schrier

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Introduced 2025-07-15

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-15 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3221-3222)

  4. 2025-07-14 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3657.

  6. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3221-3223)

  7. 2025-07-14 · house · Floor

    Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-07-10 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.

  9. 2025-07-10 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-193.

  10. 2025-07-10 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-193.

  11. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.

  12. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-06-05 · house · Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  14. 2025-06-05 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-06-03 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

  16. 2025-05-29 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  17. 2025-05-29 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-05-29 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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