U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9337: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
Status: In committee, June 18, 2026
To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 18, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act . SECTION 2. Ensuring proper scope of Federal reservation license conditions Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on such reservation, so as to provide after deem necessary in the first proviso. SECTION 3. Ensuring proper scope of prescribed fishways Section 18 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 811 ) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on the population of a species of fish in the applicable river system before the period at the end.
Sponsors
- Cliff Bentz (R) · primary sponsor
- Russ Fulcher (R, HD-001)
- Mark Amodei (R, HD-002)
- Jeff Hurd (R, HD-003)
- Ryan Zinke (R, HD-001)
- Randy Weber (R, HD-014)
- Jeff Crank (R, HD-005)
- Dan Newhouse (R, HD-004)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Michael Baumgartner (R, HD-005)
- Troy Downing (R, HD-002)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Infrastructure development, Electric power generation and transmission, Fishes, Energy, Dams and canals, Licensing and registrations
Common questions
- What is HB9337?
- HB9337 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act.
- What does HB9337 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9337?
- In committee as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9337?
- Cliff Bentz (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9337?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9337
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