House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility.
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Hudson R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 6, 2017
- Committee actionJun 28, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 18, 2017 · 420–2
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 11, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2786.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2786, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility” on July 18, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 12, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 18, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52931
- CBO publication date
- July 18, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2786, an act to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility” on June 14, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54055
- CBO publication date
- June 14, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6afb260bdf6bb8157bed5010c229b8e5ce6ffa5e525c6423bc1832689e99ed5d
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 115-213 ↗; S. Rept. 115-297 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/213
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/297 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 96, June 6, 2017, Page H4647):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 6, 2017 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2786, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6afb260bdf6bb8157bed5010c229b8e5ce6ffa5e525c6423bc1832689e99ed5d
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.