H.R. 3144: To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-29 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 152 (2018): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR3144 (2018-04-25), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) in a manner consistent with the document titled "Endangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Supplemental Biological Opinion," dated January 17, 2014, until the later of September 30, 2022, or the date upon which a subsequent final biological opinion for FCRPS operations is in effect with no pending further judicial review. (Sec. 3) Such entities may amend the supplemental opinion and operate the FCRPS accordingly before such date if the entities agree that: (1) the amendments are necessary for public safety or transmission and grid reliability; or (2) the actions, operations, or other requirements that the amendments remove are no longer warranted. (Sec. 4) No structural modification, action, study, or engineering plan may restrict electrical generation at any FCRPS hydroelectric dam or limit navigation on the Snake River in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho unless authorized by Congress.

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To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3144, a bill to provide for the operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes (2018-04-18)

Cosponsors on this site

Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

Recorded votes

House roll call 152 (2018): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR3144 (2018-04-25): Failed
House roll call 153 (2018): On Passage, HR3144 (2018-04-25): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3144.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3144 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115