# 119-hr-3158: Help Hoover Dam Act

119-hr-3158, Help Hoover Dam Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3158
- Congress: 119
- Title: Help Hoover Dam Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Authorizes the Interior to use recovered Colorado River Dam Fund money for Hoover Dam work.** The bill would let the Secretary of the Interior spend non-reimbursable money from the Colorado River Dam fund, including account XXXR5656P1, on operations, maintenance, investigations, cleanup actions, and capital improvements at Hoover Dam or on land used for its construction and operation. - Hoover Dam and nearby land: Directs recovered funds to pay for operations, maintenance, investigations, cleanup, and capital improvements tied to the Boulder Canyon Project. - Department of the Interior: Gives the Secretary explicit authority to expend Colorado River Dam fund money, including funds in account XXXR5656P1, for those authorized activities. - Boulder Canyon Project contractors: Requires consultation with the contractors identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 when making expenditures.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Flexible funding for Hoover Dam work: benefit, medium. If enacted, Interior would be able to use money from the Colorado River Dam Fund. This includes money in account XXXR5656P1 recovered on a non-reimbursable basis. The money could pay for Hoover Dam operations, maintenance, cleanup, and capital upgrades. Spending would be limited to Boulder Canyon P…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3158 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3158)

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- [119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3112)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3158 (as of 2026-04-21).