S. 1336: RIVER Act
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S. 1336: RIVER Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-12 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
RIVER Act
Plain summary
Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act or the RIVER Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2027 and extend eligibility for the program of hydroelectric production incentives and incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to make capital improvements directly related to improving efficiency.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1336, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act (2018-04-12)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1336.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1336 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115