H.R. 3657 · 119th Congress

Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

Introduced on May 29, 2025 by Kim Schrier (D-WA-8). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-112.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-112
Introduced
May 29, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications.

Subjects

  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Licensing and registrations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 29, 2025). Public domain.

Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act

This bill directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report annually to Congress on the status of the relicensing process for each application for a renewed hydropower dam license.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Kim SchrierD-WA-8Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 29, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 29, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 29, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  5. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
  9. Jul 10, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-193.
  10. Jul 10, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-193.
  11. Jul 10, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
  12. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseMr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3221-3223)
  14. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3657.
  15. Jul 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3221-3222)
  16. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3221-3222)
  17. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jul 15, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  19. Jun 10, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  20. Sep 16, 2026Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Sep 16, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  22. Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  23. Sep 16, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4746-4747)
  24. Sep 16, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  25. Sep 17, 2026Presented to President.
  26. Sep 17, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  27. Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
  28. Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
  29. Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-112.
  30. Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-112.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.