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HR 537 116th Congress House Water Resources Development Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Water storage Water use and supply

Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act

Introduced: January 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 5, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 5, 2019
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Dec 5, 2019
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act

This bill revises requirements governing the development of certain hydropower projects by nonfederal entities at reservoirs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under current law, those hydropower developments may be governed by requirements of Reclamation or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill gives Reclamation the sole authority to oversee the development of pumped storage hydropower by the nonfederal entities if the development exclusively utilizes Reclamation's reservoirs.

What's happening now December 5, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 537: Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-537/
MLA
"H.R. 537: Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-537/.
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H.R. 537, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-537/.
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