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Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

Introduced: December 16, 2025 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 10, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 17, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

Dec 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now June 10, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands,…
Open Business Meeting Jun 10, 2026 · 9:30 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, S.1242, to authorize the Secretary…
Meeting Mar 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Water and Power Subcommittee

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
Water and Power Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WATER STRATEGIES, LLC
for NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
for PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WATER STRATEGIES, LLC
for NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 1

Daines, Steve

Montana · Dec 16, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/

MLA

"S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 3500, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/.

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