HR 3657
Became law
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to report to Congress each year on the status of pending hydropower license applications.
Official title: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
29-MAY-2025
Referred
29-MAY-2025
Approved by committee
25-JUN-2025
Reported
10-JUL-2025
On the calendar
10-JUL-2025
Passed
14-JUL-2025
Senate
Received
15-JUL-2025
Approved by committee
10-JUN-2026
Passed
16-SEP-2026
President
Presented
17-SEP-2026
Signed
25-SEP-2026
Became law
25-SEP-2026
- Requires the first report within 180 days of enactment, then yearly reports after that.
- Covers new and subsequent licenses where the existing licensee gave notice at least 3 years before the report, and original licenses under section 4(e) where a citizen, association, corporation, State, Indian Tribe, or municipality gave similar notice.
- Lists required contents for each application, including the notice date, docket number, filing status, anticipated issuance date, upcoming proceedings, and required actions by involved parties and agencies.
- Requires the reports to separate information by whether it concerns a new license, a subsequent license, or an original license.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (29-MAY-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-JUL-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Energy Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
Energy
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2 Republicans
1 Democrat