Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3657.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3657, Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act” on August 5, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 10, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 5, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62642

  CBO publication date

  August 5, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3657, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3657

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 10, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-193 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 10, 2025.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/193

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3657, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3657

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 10, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b8d4b0058a7beb7dcb6453f0554c015185397aa89d5eb2f8ccb3b70447de4a43

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHRIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 91, May 29, 2025, Page H2377):
  Article I of the United States Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 29, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  43 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3657, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3657

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 8, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 10, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  b8d4b0058a7beb7dcb6453f0554c015185397aa89d5eb2f8ccb3b70447de4a43

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3657, last updated October 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 10, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.