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Union Calendar No. 157 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3657 
[Report No. 119–193] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 29, 2025 
Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. FULCHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 10, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GRAY and Mr. LANGWORTHY 
JULY 10, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 29, 2025] 
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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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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. 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 thereafter, 
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 li-
censee has notified the Commission under section 
15(b)(1) at least 3 years prior to submission of the re-
port that such existing licensee intends to file an ap-
plication for such new license or subsequent license, 
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-
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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-
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 sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the licensing proc-
ess for each new license and subsequent license described 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 license 
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; 
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‘‘(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, asso-
ciation, 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 submitted 
under subsection (a) shall be disaggregated by whether the 
information relates to a new license, or a subsequent license, 
issued under section 15 or an original license issued under 
section 4(e).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 157 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3657 
[Report No. 119–193] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annu-
ally submit to Congress a report on the status of 
ongoing hydropower relicensing applications. 
JULY 10, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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