The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 3657 Signed into law

Sponsored by Kim Schrier (D)

Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report annually on hydropower dam relicensing applications.

Tradeoff

Mandates transparency on the status of pending hydropower licenses. No offsetting costs or revenue impacts identified.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 3657, Hydropower Licensing Transparency Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/62642 · Aug 2026

The House passed this by on July 14, 2025. The Senate passed it by on September 16, 2026, and it was signed into law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 29, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(May 29, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 47 - 0(Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-193.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 14, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Jul 15, 2025)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 10, 2026)

  7. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 17, 2026)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Sep 25, 2026)