To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Doug Lamborn
Sponsor. Representative for Colorado's 5th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress, 2017–2019
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and though it was passed by both chambers on December 22, 2018 it was passed in non-identical forms and the differences were never resolved.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Lamborn Legislation Passes the House”
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Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO5]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 27, 2017
“Washington Times Op-Ed: U.S. hydropower: Room to grow in renewable energy production and water storage”
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Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA4]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 2, 2017
“the week ahead: highlights for the week of june 26, 2017”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Jun 26, 2017
History
Apr 6, 2017
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Introduced
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Apr 26, 2017
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Apr 27, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 2, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Jun 27, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 13, 2018
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Considered by Water and Power
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 26, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
Dec 22, 2018
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
Jan 14, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 537. |
H.R. 1967 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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