Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 2073
Defending our Dams Act
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Introduced 2025-03-11Topic: infrastructure utilities · energy · environmentSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would bar the use of federal money to allow, lead to, or study breaching or changing how the four Lower Snake River dams in Washington State function. This includes studies of replacing the dams' power, flood control, or navigation, and technical help for removing the dams. It would also stop the Army Corps of Engineers from spilling water over any of these dams unless the Secretary of the Army and the head of the Bonneville Power Administration approve. In deciding, they must consider all Columbia River System operations. The dams covered are Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite.
Sponsors
- Dan Newhouse Republican sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-08-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-03-11 | Introduced in House | introduce |