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S. 3500 119th Congress Senate

Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications.

Introduced: December 16, 2025 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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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
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Dec 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/
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"S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/.
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S. 3500, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/.
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[S. 3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3500/)
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