Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
Latest action · Jun 18, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Original | Jun 18, 2026 |
| R-CA | James Gallagher | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 28, 2026 |
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 Jun 18, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 103, June 18, 2026, page H4126.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5048 | Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act | Related bill | Sep 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2026Introduced 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.
