3.0.0 626 2025-12-05T21:48:22Z 2025-12-05T21:48:22Z House H HR 2025-01-22 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/626 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NEWHOUSE:H.R. 626.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H300]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2025-01-23T15:40:08Z Referred To 2025-01-22T15:03:40Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-22T15:03:35Z 119 182 S 2025-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2025-01-23 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2025-01-22 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-01-22 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 N B001322 Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] Michael Baumgartner R WA 5 2025-01-22 True F000469 Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] Russ Fulcher R ID 1 2025-01-22 True B000668 Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] Cliff Bentz R OR 2 2025-01-22 True Water Resources Development Alternative and renewable resources 2025-09-08T19:55:05Z Dams and canals 2025-09-08T19:54:35Z Electric power generation and transmission 2025-09-08T19:55:11Z Idaho 2025-09-08T19:54:58Z Lakes and rivers 2025-09-08T19:54:31Z Montana 2025-09-08T19:54:53Z Oregon 2025-09-08T19:54:39Z Washington State 2025-09-08T19:54:46Z Water Resources Development 2025-05-02T17:43:02Z

00 2025-01-22 Introduced in House 2025-08-07T16:35:31Z <p><strong>Northwest Energy Security Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) operations to be consistent with the preferred alternative in a&nbsp;2020 environmental impact statement (EIS)&nbsp;decision that focuses on the operations, maintenance, and configuration of dams in the system rather than wild fish restoration. The system includes dams in the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho.</p><p>Specifically, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must operate the FCRPS consistent with the <em>Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision</em> dated September 2020. Thus, Reclamation,&nbsp;the Bonneville Power Administration, and the Army Corps must follow the EIS rather than the 2023 Resilient Columbia Basin Initiative—and a&nbsp;supplemental EIS proposed in 2024—that focus on wild fish restoration in the Columbia Basin.</p><p>The EIS decision may be amended if each agency determines that (1) changes are necessary for public safety or electrical grid reliability, or (2) certain requirements in the decision are no longer necessary.</p><p>Further, the bill requires statutory authorization for any structural modification, action, study, or engineering plan that (1) restricts FCRPS hydroelectric dam generation; or (2) limits navigation on the Snake River in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.</p>

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