HR2072Reported by Committee

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-03-11

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Dan Newhouse

Republican · WA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.3% (592 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/N000189

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (9)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.

2026-02-02

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Energy and CommerceReported By · 2026-02-02

Previously

Energy and Commerce CommitteeReported By · 2026-02-02
Energy and Commerce CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-01-21
House Committee on Energy and CommerceMarkup By · 2026-01-21
Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-11
House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-03-11

Plain-English Summary

This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020. FERC is authorized, upon the request of the licensees, to extend the deadline for beginning construction on such projects an additional six years beyond the eight-year extension FERC is authorized to provide under current law. The extension must consist of no more than three consecutive two-year periods. The bill also provides that FERC may reinstate certain expired licenses for projects with construction deadlines extended under this bill, effective as of the date they expire.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Energy

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