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

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

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-08 · Energy · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 117 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3447 (2016-03-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

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

Plain 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.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3447, a bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project (2016-03-11)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr3447 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114