To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
Latest action · Mar 17, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend by six years the time period during which Fairlawn Hydroelectric Company is required to commence construction on the Jennings Randolph Hydroelectric Project located on the North Branch of the Potomac River in Garrett County, Maryland, and Mineral County, West Virginia.
In addition, FERC is authorized to reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 125 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed418–2 | Mar 16, 2016 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 1, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Feb 1, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2016Markup Feb 25, 2016 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 1, 2016Markup Feb 11, 2016Reported Feb 11, 2016 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 16, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1402)
- Mar 16, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 2 (Roll no. 125). (text: CR 3/14/2016 H1310)
- Mar 16, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 14, 2016Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H1402extend | — | Mar 16, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1310Text printed H1310 | Ed Whitfield R-KY, Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA | Mar 14, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 11, 2016H.R. 4416, a bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric projectAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 25, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 18, February 1, 2016, page H432.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8 | North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2015 |
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
| S 2083 | A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Related bill | Dec 16, 2015 |
| HR 3447 | To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Related bill | Mar 16, 2016 |
| HR 4411 | To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Related bill | Mar 15, 2016 |
| HR 4412 | To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Related bill | Mar 15, 2016 |
| HR 4434 | To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Related bill | Mar 17, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2016Referred in Senate
- Mar 16, 2016Engrossed in House
- Feb 1, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
