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S. 1020119th CongressEnergy
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
Sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) · 7 active : 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-90.
Where it standsBecame law6 senators score as swing votes
Became law
- Senate: passedJul 29, 2025
- House: passedApr 21, 2026
- President: Signed into lawMay 11, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govThis act authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects that were issued a license before March 13, 2020. FERC is authorized, upon the request of the licensees, to extend the deadline for beginning construction on such projects an additional six years beyond the eight-year extension FERC is authorized to provide under current law. The extension must consist of no more than three consecutive two-year periods.
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The act also provides that FERC may reinstate certain expired licenses for projects with construction deadlines extended under this act, effective as of the date they expire.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed394 yea, 14 nayApril 21, 2026 · Roll call 129
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 28 | 4 | 14% |
| Middle | 274 | 10 | 4% |
| Entrenched | 102 | 0 | 0% |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Infrastructure development
- Licensing and registrations
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 6Swing 70–100
- 70Middle 30–70
- 24Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
7 activeShow all 7 cosponsors
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- David McCormick (R-PA)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
