# 119-s-3500: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

119-s-3500, Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3500
- Congress: 119
- Title: Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**annual hydropower licensing transparency** is the bill's main aim. It would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to send Congress a detailed status report within 180 days of enactment and every year after that on certain hydropower license proceedings tied to notices filed at least three years earlier. - FERC would get a formal, recurring duty to report to Congress, with the first report due in 180 days and annual updates after that. - Prospective and continuing license applicants would see their cases summarized in each report, including notice dates, docket numbers, whether an application exists, current status, anticipated issuance dates, and upcoming proceedings. - States, Indian Tribes, municipalities, fish and wildlife agencies, and other agencies would appear in the reports through descriptions of ongoing or completed actions required of each party. - Congress and oversight bodies would receive data broken down by license type so they can monitor delays for the two covered categories of licenses, including cases tied to notices filed three years earlier.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4942: SAFE Banking Act of 2026
- 119-s-2255: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3500)

## Related
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- [119-s-4942: SAFE Banking Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4942)
- [119-s-2255: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2255)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5354)
- [119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3500 (as of 2026-10-10).