The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2026
S 1020 Signed into law

Sponsored by Steve Daines (R)

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

Lets hydropower project owners delay construction starts by up to six additional years.

Tradeoff

Gives Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to extend hydropower construction deadlines for projects licensed before March 2020. No new spending or offsetting cuts in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this by on July 29, 2025. The House passed it 394-14 on April 21, 2026, and it was signed into law on May 11, 2026.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 13, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 13, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 29, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

    Discharged(Jul 29, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Aug 1, 2025)

  6. House

    On Motion to and Pass

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

    Passed(Roll #129 · Apr 21, 2026)

    394 yeanay 14

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Apr 30, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(May 11, 2026)

Final passage· Apr 21, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027