S. 1020 · 119th Congress · Energy
Hydropower Construction Deadline Extension
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Apr 21, 2026
Roll call ↗394
14
Passed the House.
Law 424 days after it was introduced
Public Law 119-90. Each step dated from the congress.gov record
- IntroducedMar 13, 2025
- CommitteeMar 13, 2025
- Passed SenateJul 29, 2025
- Passed HouseApr 21, 2026
- Became lawMay 11, 2026
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 7
- 1 Democrat, 6 Republicans
- Senate committee
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Lobbying
- At least 9
- organizations named it2025 Q1 to 2026 Q3
What it does
The act lets the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission give hydropower licensees more time to start building.
How each member voted
The House roll call, passed the House, April 21, 2026
Yea unless marked
D · House · NC-12
R · House · AL-4
D · House · CA-33
R · House · GA-12
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
The act lets the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission give hydropower licensees more time to start building. For a covered project, meaning one FERC licensed before March 13, 2020, the Commission may, on the licensee's request and for good cause, extend the deadline to commence construction by up to 6 additional years beyond the 8 years already allowed under section 13 of the Federal Power Act. The extension runs as up to three consecutive two-year periods, beginning when the last extension under section 13 expires. If a covered project's construction deadline expired after December 31, 2023, and before enactment, FERC may reinstate the license effective as of the expiration date, with the new extension taking effect from that date.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 9 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 37 quarterly reports filed by 5 lobbying firms and by 3 organizations lobbying for themselves in 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
5 of them, in no ranking: Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, LLC; Corporate Energy Buyers Association (Fka Clean Energy Buyers Association); Nelson Energy, LLC; National Hydropower Association; Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA). Listed as filed, in the order the filings were read, and 4 others are not shown. These are not the largest, the earliest or the most active: we keep five names per measure, and the filings give no ranking.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.