119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Dec 16, 2025
Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
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Latest action (Jun 10, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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14 citations.
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
…: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; all provisions S. 1337: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; all provisions S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisio…
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
…r Restoration Act; all provisions S. 1337: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; all provisions S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisio…
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 Congress…
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
S. 3500, 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
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
…: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; all provisions S. 1337: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; all provisions S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisio…
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
…r Restoration Act; all provisions S. 1337: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; all provisions S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisio…
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 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 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 Congress…
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 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…priorities and the potential impact that new impediments to permitting wind energy could have on permitting reform legislation under consideration in Congress. S. 3500, the "Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act," a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to C…
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 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 22, 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 Congress…
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 WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WATER STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$180,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…NWRA written testimony and related advocacy materials in support of multiple water and hydropower-related bills, including S. 1242, S. 2437/H.R. 3857, S. 2753, S. 3500, S. 3693, S. 3732, S. 3737, and S. 3792. Prepared memos and member communications summarizing Senate hearing activity and the policy implications of legislatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$2,880,000
Spent on own lobbying
…aintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; all provisions S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; provisions related to pipeline safety S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisio…
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 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
$2,880,000
Spent on own lobbying
…aintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; all provisions S. 2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025; provisions related to pipeline safety S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; all provisions S. 3518: FLOWS Act; all provisions S. 3852: GRID Act; all provisions S. 3926: E-Access Act; all provisio…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 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 Congress…
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
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.3500H.R.6811 Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension ActIssues pertaining to natural climate solutions and soil health research H.R.8467Farm, Food, and Nat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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