Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013

S. 545Introduced Mar 13, 2013Policy area: Water Resources Development

Where it went

IntroducedMar 13, 2013
Committee actionMay 8, 2013
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 3, 2013 — By Senator Wyden from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 113-36.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 545.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 545, Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013” on May 15, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 8, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2013 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44196
CBO publication date
May 15, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
S. 545, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-36 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 13, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 13, 2013 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 545, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.267, which became Public Law 113-23 on 8/9/2013.
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 545, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 12 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), James Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Mark Udall (D-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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