IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3657 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 15, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hydropower Licensing 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL LICENSING STATUS REPORT. 
The Federal Power Act is amended by inserting after 
section 36 (16 U.S.C. 823g) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 37. ANNUAL LICENSING STATUS REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, and annually there-
after, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report 
on the status of— 
‘‘(1) the licensing process for each new license, 
and for each subsequent license for which sections 
14 and 15 have been waived, for which the existing 
licensee has notified the Commission under section 
15(b)(1) at least 3 years prior to submission of the 
report that such existing licensee intends to file an 
application for such new license or subsequent li-
cense, but such new license or subsequent license 
has not yet been issued under section 15; and 
‘‘(2) the licensing process for each original li-
cense under section 4(e) for which a citizen, associa-
tion, corporation, State, Indian Tribe, or munici-
pality has notified the Commission, pursuant to ap-
plicable regulations, at least 3 years prior to submis-
sion of the report that such citizen, association, cor-
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poration, State, Indian Tribe, or municipality in-
tends to file an application for such original license, 
but such original license has not yet been issued 
under section 4(e). 
‘‘(b) INCLUSIONS.—Each report submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the licensing 
process for each new license and subsequent license de-
scribed in such subsection and the licensing process for 
each original license described in such subsection— 
‘‘(1) the date the notice of intent described in 
such subsection was provided to the Commission; 
‘‘(2) any docket number assigned with respect 
to such licensing process; 
‘‘(3) whether any application for such new li-
cense, such subsequent license, or such original li-
cense has been filed; 
‘‘(4) information regarding the status of any 
such application, including the date the Commission 
anticipates it will issue such original license, such 
subsequent license, or such new license; 
‘‘(5) the date of any upcoming proceeding or 
other meeting related to such original license, such 
subsequent license, or such new license; and 
‘‘(6) a description of any ongoing or completed 
actions required of the existing licensee, citizen, as-
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sociation, corporation, State, Indian Tribe, munici-
pality, the Commission, the fish and wildlife agencies 
referred to in section 15(b), and any other agencies. 
‘‘(c) DISAGGREGATION OF INFORMATION BY LICENSE 
TYPE.—The information included in each report sub-
mitted under subsection (a) shall be disaggregated by 
whether the information relates to a new license, or a sub-
sequent license, issued under section 15 or an original li-
cense issued under section 4(e).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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