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HCONRES 15 117th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.

Introduced: February 5, 2021 See on congress.gov
Energy Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnergy storage, supplies, demand
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution urges the United States to protect existing hydropower resources and increase substantially the capacity and generation of clean, renewable hydropower resources. In addition, it expresses the sense of Congress that hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all federal programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Lesko, Debbie
· Mar 15, 2022
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Feb 5, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Feb 5, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 5, 2021
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 5, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 15: Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-15/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 15: Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-15/.
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H. Con. Res. 15, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-15/.
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[H. Con. Res. 15: Expressing the sense of Congress that hydropower is an essential renewable resource and the United States should protect existing hydropower resources.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-15/)
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