S. 5048

Summary

S. 5048, the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 21, 2026 by Sen. Steve Daines (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jul 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 5048 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 S5048 IS: Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-21
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5048  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 21, 2026   Mr. Daines  (for himself,  Mr. Risch , and  Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize the hydropower licensing process, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act  .
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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 proviso, by inserting  to reasonably mitigate the direct adverse effect of the applicable project on such reservation, so as to provide  after  deem necessary .
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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.

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

Sponsors

Sen. Steve Daines (R) sponsors S. 5048, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Steve Daines

Sen. · R–MT · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 21, 2026

Lisa Murkowski

Sen. · R–AK · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2026 · Original

James Risch

Sen. · R–ID · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2026 · Original

Dan Sullivan

Sen. · R–AK · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 3, 2026

Mike Crapo

Sen. · R–ID · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 7, 2026

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Committees

S. 5048 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources

Energy and Natural Resources

Referred To · Jul 21, 2026 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 5048 has taken 2 actions since Jul 21, 2026.

Votes

S. 5048 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 5048.

HR 9337Hydropower Licensing Affordability ActJun 18, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 5048 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

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

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named S. 5048 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Health Issues.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5048 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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