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HR 626 · in committee · major

Northwest Energy Security Act

What this bill does

  • This bill requires federal dam operations on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to follow a 2020 environmental plan focused on dam maintenance rather than fish restoration.
  • The bill affects the Bureau of Reclamation, Bonneville Power Administration, and Army Corps of Engineers in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho.
  • The bill requires new congressional approval for any structural dam changes or restrictions on hydroelectric power generation or river navigation.

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    How would prioritizing dam maintenance over fish restoration affect salmon populations and tribal fishing rights in the Columbia and Snake Rivers?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between protecting hydroelectric power generation and meeting environmental restoration goals under current law?

  3. 03

    Why does this bill require new congressional approval for structural dam changes, and how might that affect the agencies' ability to respond to environmental conditions?

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Sponsor · R-WA-4

Dan Newhouse

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Introduced 2025-01-23

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-23 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  2. 2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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