H.R. 2073

Summary

H.R. 2073, the Defending our Dams Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, and last saw action on Sep 3, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 2073 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2073 IH: Defending our Dams Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2073  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 11, 2025   Mr. Newhouse  (for himself,  Mr. Baumgartner ,  Mr. Fulcher , and  Mr. Bentz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on  Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defending our Dams Act  .
2.
Lower Snake River dams
(a)
Prohibition on use of Federal funds
No Federal funds may be used to allow, lead to, or study the breach or functional alteration of, including study of power, flood control, or navigation replacement of, or provide dam removal technical assistance for, the Lower Snake River dams.
(b)
Prohibition on spillage operations
(1)
In general
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may not carry out any spillage operations on any of the Lower Snake River dams unless such operations are approved by the Secretary and the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.
(2)
Considerations
In determining whether to approve spillage operations under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall consider all Columbia River System operations.
(c)
Definition
In this section, the term  Lower Snake River dams  means the following dams in the State of Washington, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 21):
(1)
Ice Harbor Dam.
(2)
Lower Monumental Dam.
(3)
Little Goose Dam.
(4)
Lower Granite Dam.

Tracker

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To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) sponsors H.R. 2073, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all 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

Cliff Bentz

Rep. · R–OR-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Russ Fulcher

Rep. · R–ID-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 2073 went before 4 committees: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 3, 2025 · 24 Bills

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 11, 2025 · 85 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Mar 11, 2025 · 156 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Mar 11, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2073 has taken 5 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on Sep 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2073 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2073 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Defending our Dams Act — Display Title
• Defending our Dams Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

10 clients hired 9 firms and 59 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2073 in 30 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, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Environment/Superfund, Transportation, Clean Air and Water (quality), Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 59.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2073 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2073’s is Water Resources Development.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2073 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Dams and canals to Water resources funding.

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