To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
Latest action · Jul 23, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-204.
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 7, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2017
- Passed SenateJun 28, 2018
- To the PresidentJul 12, 2018
- Became lawJul 23, 2018Public Law 115-204
Summary
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project located on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 7, 2017Markup Jun 7, 2017Reported Jun 12, 2017 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2017Discharged Jun 7, 2017 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2018Signed by President.
- Jul 23, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-204.
- Jul 12, 2018Presented to President.
- Jun 29, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 28, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4810)
- Jun 13, 2017Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
- Jun 12, 2017Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-172.
- Jun 12, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.
- Jun 12, 2017Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4826-4827)
- Jun 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 951.
- Jun 12, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4826)
- Jun 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 7, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 7, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 7, 2017Subcommittee on Energy Discharged.
- Feb 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4808, S4810 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 28, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4826, H4827Text printed H4826 | Diana DeGette D-CO, Fred Upton R-MI, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jun 12, 2017 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 13, 2017H.R. 951, 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 June 7, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1085.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45414 | Expanded Access and Right to Try: Access to Investigational Drugs | Report | Mar 16, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 723 | A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Related bill | May 24, 2017 |
| HR 3447 | To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. | Reintroduction of | Mar 16, 2016 |
| HR 5895 | Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 | Related bill | Sep 21, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project
- 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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 13, 2017Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jun 12, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jun 12, 2017Reported in House
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced 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.
