119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 21, 2026
Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Energy
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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3 citations.
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Utilities
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects (all provisions). Discussed support for H.R. 9337/S. 5048, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process (all provisions). Discussed general s…
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
…to energy grid supply chain; Issues related to energy sector impacts from tariff policies; Load growth, reliability, and resource adequacy generally; HR 9337, S. 5048, Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act; Hydropower generally.
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
…ecurity Act of 2007 to reauthorize water power research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, and for other purposes. H.R. 9337 / S. 5048 - Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act - To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes. S. 4944 - Amer…
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