H.R. 2786To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

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Sponsor: Richard Hudson [R-NC-08]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Energy
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Jul 11, 2018 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.

IntroducedJun 6, 2017
Passed the HouseJul 18, 2017
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 12, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise the criteria for a facility to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.

Under current law, a hydropower facility must have a capacity that does not exceed five megawatts. This bill eliminates such requirement.

Additionally, the bill revises the time frame from 45 days to 30 days for an entity to contest whether its hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2786 as passed House amended on Jul 18, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 384

House Jul 18, 2017

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility

Passed · Two-thirds required

420 Yea 2 Nay 11 not voting

Crossed both parties 2 of 422 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic194 members

Republican239 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2786 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DDiana DeGette [D-CO-01]Original2026 profile

Who lobbied on H.R. 278616 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2786 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN RIVERS

Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Agriculture · Insurance · Budget/Appropriations +5 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER INC (FORMERLY OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)filed by KANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Natural Resources · Telecommunications +2 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: Water Power PAC of the National Hydropower Association

Energy/Nuclear7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications · Natural Resources · Budget/Appropriations +2 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICESfiled by KANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Energy/Nuclear · Natural Resources · Telecommunications +2 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC POWERfiled by SUSAN STOHR

Telecommunications · Budget/Appropriations · Commodities (big ticket) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +1 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

PUBLIC POWER COUNCILfiled by KANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Natural Resources · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues +1 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCYfiled by KANNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues +2 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICfiled by VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC, PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Environment/Superfund · Utilities +4 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGYIts PAC: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. PAC

Telecommunications · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Utilities · Transportation +5 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

61 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.