# 116-hr-3361: RIVER Act

116-hr-3361, RIVER Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3361
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3361
- Congress: 116
- Title: RIVER Act
- Status: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611.
- Introduced: 2019-06-19
- Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act or the RIVER Act This bill extends through FY2036 authorization and eligibility for the program of hydroelectric production incentives and incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to make capital improvements directly related to improving efficiency.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2019-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-3361 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3361)

## Related
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3361 (as of 2025-11-18).