119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 29, 2025
Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
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Latest action (Sep 25, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-112.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 29, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Became Public Law No: 119-112.
Became Public Law No: 119-112.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4746-4747)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3221-3222)
Passed/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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3657.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3221-3223)
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Loading lobbying reportsMr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-193.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-193.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
93 citations; showing the 25 most recently posted.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$2,190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nate bill - House and Senate, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bills for FY27 (specifically for energy trade issues). S. 2 - Secure America Act H.R.3657 - Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act No specific legislation: The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 (Reconciliation 3.0) Hydro progra…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$2,190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ial to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Reliability Act (transmission market reform, siting of large transmission infrastructure, and interconnection queue reform). H.R. 3657 - The Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (uprating and approvals of hydropower turbine replacement). H.R. 3617 - Securing Americas Critical Materials Supp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…od during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; all provisions H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act; all provisions H.R. 3657: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 3699: Energy Choice Act; all provisions H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
$3,150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rgy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; all provisions H.R. 3657: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 3699: Energy Choice Act; all provisions H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$1,633,778
Spent on own lobbying
…6, Reliable Power Act; H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3843, Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R. 5600, SPEED and Reliability Act; H.R. 63…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUGET SOUND ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: PUGET SOUND ENERGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…6, Reliable Power Act; H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act; H.R. 3843, Baseload Reliability P…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r other purposes; HR. 3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$16,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$370,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3616, Reliable Power Act; H.R. 1047, Grid Power Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act; H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…6, Reliable Power Act; H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3843, Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R. 5600, SPEED and Reliability Act; H.R. 63…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC · lobbying firm or registrant: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…6, Reliable Power Act; H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3843, Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R. 5600, SPEED and Reliability Act; H.R. 63…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3657/S.3500 - the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Co…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$2,030,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ial to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Reliability Act (transmission market reform, siting of large transmission infrastructure, and interconnection queue reform). H.R. 3657 - The Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (uprating and approvals of hydropower turbine replacement). H.R. 3617 - Securing Americas Critical Materials Supp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually report to Congress on the status of ongoing hydropower licensing and relicensing proceedings; entire bill. H.R. 3657, the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act, legislation to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually report to Congress on the status of ong…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CMS ENERGY CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: CMS ENERGY CORP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Reliability Act H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act H.R. 3157, State Energy Accountability Act HR. 3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act H.R. 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 30…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
Amount not reported
…ire Safe Electrical Corridors Act; supported the forestry title provisions in the Farm Bill (H.R. 7576); H.R. 4669 the FEMA Reform Act; H.R. 164 the POWER Act; H.R. 3657 the Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; S.3518, the FLOWS Act. We also supported fully funding the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA) · lobbying firm or registrant: DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…protecting Power Marketing Administrations: H.R.8132, to adjust the salary of the BPA Administrator. Hydropower policy: H.R.2072/S.1020, Build More Hydro Act; H.R.3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; S.3518, FLOWS Act; H.R.9337, Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act. Energy affordability and the Low Income Home Ene…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 31, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g and eligibility of energy communities for purposes of the increased renewable electricity production and increased clean electricity investment credit rates; H.R.3657 Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; S.1968 Working Waterfronts Act; H.R.5597 BECCS Advancement Commission Act; HR.5617 Geothermal Gold Book Development Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC · lobbying firm or registrant: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 28, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…iability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3157, State Energy Accountability Act; HR. 3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act; H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DESIMONE CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LEBLANC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 5, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
Amount not reported
…otecting Power Marketing Administrations: H.R. 8132, to adjust the salary of the BPA Administrator. Hydropower policy: H.R. 2072/S. 1020, Build More Hydro Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; S. 3518, FLOWS Act. Energy affordability and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FEMA reform: H.R. 4669, F…
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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 5, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$2,280,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ial to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Reliability Act (transmission market reform, siting of large transmission infrastructure, and interconnection queue reform). H.R. 3657 - The Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act (uprating and approvals of hydropower turbine replacement). H.R. 3617 - Securing Americas Critical Materials Supp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,530,000
Spent on own lobbying
…od during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; all provisions H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act; all provisions H.R. 3657: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 3699: Energy Choice Act; all provisions H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
$3,530,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rgy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; all provisions H.R. 3657: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 3699: Energy Choice Act; all provisions H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r other purposes. HR. 3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act; H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act; H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act; H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act; H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$16,950,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing