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H.R. 9337

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9337, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 18, 2026 by Rep. Cliff Bentz (R) with 29 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 9337 has 29 co-sponsors.

hb9337/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9337 IH: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9337  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 18, 2026   Mr. Bentz  (for himself,  Mr. Fulcher ,  Mr. Amodei of Nevada ,  Mr. Hurd of Colorado ,  Mr. Zinke ,  Mr. Weber of Texas ,  Mr. Crank ,  Mr. Newhouse ,  Mr. Evans of Colorado ,  Mr. Baumgartner ,  Mr. Downing , and  Mr. Griffith ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act  .
2.
Ensuring proper scope of Federal reservation license conditions
Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting  to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on such reservation, so as to provide  after  deem necessary  in the first proviso.
3.
Ensuring proper scope of prescribed fishways
Section 18 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 811 ) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting  to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on the population of a species of fish in the applicable river system  before the period at the end.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Cliff Bentz (R) sponsors H.R. 9337, and 29 members have co-sponsored it, 11 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9337 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 18, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9337 has taken 2 actions since Jun 18, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 18, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 9337 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 9337.

Titles

H.R. 9337 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act — Display Title
  • Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9337 in 4 quarterly filings, 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, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Natural Resources, Utilities, Agriculture, Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION—Virginia11—
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION—Ohio11—
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY—California11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION11—
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION11—
OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION11—
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AMY THOMAS111
CLAYTON BRYAN111
DESMARIE WATERHOUSE111
ERIKA OSE111
HARMONY BARBERA111
JOHN GODFREY111
MARIAN MARTIN111
MATTHEW ALLEN111
MICHAEL BEIRNE111
PATRICK HENNIGAN111
SAMUEL OWEN111
SARAH CZUFIN MATHIAS111
YVONNE MCINTYRE111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYPACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY2026 second_quarter$3.5M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$310K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATIONOHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9337 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9337’s is Energy.

hr9337/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9337, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BENTZ:H.R. 9337.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H4126]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com