S. 3518
119th Congress
Senate
FLOWS Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micr… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, and for other purposes.
Energy
Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionLicensing and registrationsWater use and supply
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 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 17, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Dec 17, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Bill text
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- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
26
- PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
- OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
- CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
- ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Energy, Dept of
- Treasury, Dept of
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Cosponsors
2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3518: FLOWS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3518/
"S. 3518: FLOWS Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3518/.
S. 3518, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3518/.
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