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Senate Bill 1020
119th Congress(2025-2026)
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.
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Passed Senate on Jul 29, 2025
Overview
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This bill extends the time period for commencing construction of certain hydropower projects by up to 6 years beyond the initial 8-year period authorized by the Federal Power Act. The extension may consist of up to three consecutive 2-year periods and is applicable to projects for which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a license before March 13, 2020. Additionally, if a project's construction period expires after December 31, 2023, the bill allows for the reinstatement of the license and the commencement of the extension.

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Introduced
Mar 13, 2025
Latest Action
Aug 1, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1020
Congress
119
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Montana
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
Montana
Republican
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on July 29, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
Summary

This bill 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.

The bill also provides that FERC may reinstate certain expired licenses for projects with construction deadlines extended under this bill, effective as of the date they expire.

Text (2)
July 29, 2025
March 13, 2025
Actions (8)
08/01/2025
Held at the desk.
08/01/2025
Received in the House.
08/01/2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/29/2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
07/29/2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
07/29/2025
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
03/13/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/13/2025
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 15, 2026 2:07:06 PM