S. 3500
Introduced in Senate · January 9, 2026December 16, 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications.
Annual licensing status report
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2.
Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: