Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 31
- Latest action
- Jun 18, 2026
What it does
The Hydropower Licensing Affordability Affordability Act would amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process by requiring that federal reservation license conditions and prescribed fishways be designed to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effects of hydropower projects on tribal reservations and fish populations in affected river systems. The bill specifically amends Section 4(e) and Section 18 of the Federal Power Act to insert language ensuring that licensing conditions are scoped to address direct impacts on reservations and fish species populations. It affects hydropower project operators, federal licensing agencies, tribal nations, and fisheries by…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.