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H.R. 2274: HYPE Act

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H.R. 2274: HYPE Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-01 · Energy · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 135.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 135. 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.

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Official title

HYPE Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) HYdropower Permit Extension Act or the HYPE Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a preliminary permit to a hydropower construction license applicant for up to four years, instead of three. FERC may extend a preliminary permit once for no more than four years and may issue an additional four-year extension if it determines there are extraordinary circumstances that warrant the issuance of an additional extension. Additionally, FERC may extend the time a licensee has to commence construction on a project for up to eight years.Under current law, FERC may extend the license for no more than two years.

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Official text

HYPE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2274, HYdropower Permit Extension Act (2017-06-12)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] 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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A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2274 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115