H.R. 2072

Summary

H.R. 2072, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.

Record

Text

H.R. 2072 has 9 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2072 IH: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-11
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2072
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 March 11, 2025
  Mr. Newhouse  (for himself,  Mr. Fulcher ,  Mr. Baumgartner , and  Mr. Fields ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce
 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.
1.
Extension of time to commence construction of certain hydropower projects
(a)
Definition of covered project
In this section, the term  covered project  means a hydropower project with respect to which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license before March 13, 2020.
(b)
Authorization of extension
Notwithstanding section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ), on the request of a licensee of a covered project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, after reasonable notice and for good cause shown, extend in accordance with subsection (c) the period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of the covered project for not more than an additional 6 years beyond the 8 years authorized by that section.
(c)
Period of extension
An extension of time to commence construction of a covered project under subsection (b) shall—
(1)
consist of not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods;
(2)
begin on the date on which the final extension of the period for commencement of construction granted to the licensee under section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) expires; and
(3)
end on the date that is not more than 6 years after the latest date to which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is authorized to extend the period for commencement of construction under that section.
(d)
Reinstatement of Expired License
If the time period required under section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) to commence construction of a covered project expires after December 31, 2023, and before the date of enactment of this Act—
(1)
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may reinstate the license for the applicable project effective as of the date of expiration of the license; and
(2)
the extension authorized under subsection (b) shall take effect on the date of that expiration.

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Sponsors

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) sponsors H.R. 2072, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Dan Newhouse

Rep. · R–WA-4 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Michael Baumgartner

Rep. · R–WA-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Cleo Fields

Rep. · D–LA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Russ Fulcher

Rep. · R–ID-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Julia Letlow

Rep. · R–LA-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 14, 2025

Christopher Deluzio

Rep. · D–PA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 24, 2025

Summer Lee

Rep. · D–PA-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2025

Nicholas Begich

Rep. · R–AK-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 23, 2025

Raul Ruiz

Rep. · D–CA-25 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 17, 2025

Kim Schrier

Rep. · D–WA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 24, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2072 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Reported By · Feb 2, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2072, the latest H. Rept. 119-477.

• H. Rept. 119-477 — TO REQUIRE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TO EX- TEND THE TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH LICENSEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN HYDROPOWER PROJECTS

Actions

H.R. 2072 has taken 6 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on Feb 2, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 2072 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 2072.

S 1020A 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.May 11, 2026 · Became Public Law No: 119-90. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 2072 goes by 2 titles.

• To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. — Official Title as Introduced
• To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. — Display Title

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2072, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

• H.R. 2072, 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 — 2026-02-17As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 2, 2026

Lobbying

14 clients hired 12 firms and 53 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2072 in 46 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation, Utilities, Agriculture.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 53.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2072 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2072’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2072 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alternative and renewable resources to Licensing and registrations.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2072, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEWHOUSE:H.R. 2072.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1152]

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