United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 29 R cosponsors

HR 9337 — Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 18, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 29 sponsors

    1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (29 R).

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In plain language

The bill aims to make hydropower licensing more affordable.

This legislation focuses on reducing costs related to the licensing process for hydropower projects. By making it more affordable, it could encourage the development of more hydropower energy sources.

What this means for you
  • Environment: This bill means potential growth in renewable hydropower projects, contributing to cleaner energy generation.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies provisions regarding the scope of license conditions and prescribed fishways in the hydropower licensing process.

  • 16 U.S.C. 797(e)

    deem necessary → to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on such reservation, so as to provide

    This change requires that license conditions must reasonably mitigate adverse effects on federal reservations.

  • 16 U.S.C. 811

    . → to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on the population of a species of fish in the applicable river system.

    This modification mandates that prescribed fishways must address the direct adverse effects of projects on fish populations.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 518 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (518)

518 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 9337?
HR 9337 is sponsored by Bentz, Cliff (Republican), Fulcher, Russ (Republican), Amodei, Mark E. (Republican), Hurd, Jeff (Republican), Zinke, Ryan K. (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Crank, Jeff (Republican), Newhouse, Dan (Republican), Evans, Gabe (Republican), Baumgartner, Michael (Republican), Downing, Troy (Republican), Griffith, H. Morgan (Republican), Gallagher, James (Republican), Gosar, Paul A. (Republican), Maloy, Celeste (Republican), Van Orden, Derrick (Republican), Langworthy, Nicholas A. (Republican), Hageman, Harriet M. (Republican), Bost, Mike (Republican), Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (Republican), Calvert, Ken (Republican), Miller-Meeks, Mariannette (Republican), Harshbarger, Diana (Republican), Pfluger, August (Republican), Harrigan, Pat (Republican), Balderson, Troy (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Palmer, Gary J. (Republican), and Joyce, David P. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 9337?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 18, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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