H.R. 3447To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

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Sponsor: Virginia Foxx [R-NC-05]
Policy area: Energy
Committee: Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest action: Mar 16, 2016 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.

IntroducedSep 8, 2015
Passed the HouseMar 15, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend by six years the time period during which Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company is required to commence construction on the W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project located on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

In addition, FERC must reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3447 as passed House amended on Mar 15, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 117

House Mar 15, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project

Passed · Two-thirds required

406 Yea 3 Nay 24 not voting

Crossed both parties 3 of 409 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

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H.R. 3447To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 117

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

H.R. 3447To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 117

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

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