{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/05/11/daines-fetterman-newhouse-bill-increasing-made-in-america-hydropower-signed-into-law-by-president-trump/", "Daines, Fetterman, Newhouse Bill Increasing Made-In-America Hydropower Signed Into Law by President Trump", "2026-05-11", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today announced that their \u201cBuild More Hydro\u201d bill has been signed into law by President Trump. The bill, S.1020, allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve six-year extensions for hydropower projects licensed before 2020. Representative Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cToday is a great day for Montana and the nation. America must meet the rise in energy demand, and the Build More Hydro bill will revive critical hydro projects and increase our domestic energy production. Thank you Senator Fetterman and Representative Newhouse for fighting with me to get this bill to the President\u2019s desk. I\u2019m grateful that President Trump and his administration strongly support Made-In-America energy, and I look forward to seeing the impact this will have across the country,\u201d said Daines.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to see our bipartisan Build More Hydro bill signed into law. This extension for our hydro projects keeps domestic energy production in our commonwealth\u2014yet another reminder of the production powerhouse that Pennsylvania has always been. I\u2019m grateful for the partnership with Senator Daines and his work to help get this across the finish line,\u201d said Fetterman.\n\n\u201cOur Nation needs more energy, and I am pleased President Trump has signed into law S.1020, the Senate companion of my \u201cBuild More Hydro\u201d bill in the House. This allows hydroelectric dams with their FERC license additional time to commence construction, eventually adding over 2.5 GW of reliable, clean, baseload power. We need to get every available megawatt of power on the grid to meet our growing energy demand, and this new law gets us one step closer to that goal. I thank Senator Daines for his hard work moving this bill unanimously through Senate and for being a champion of hydroelectric dams,\u201d said Newhouse.\n\nBackground:\n\nDaines introduced S.1020, the \u201cBuild More Hydro\u201d bill, in March 2025- read the release HERE. It passed the Senate with unanimous consent in July 2025. Daines and Newhouse sent a letter to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson urging swift House passage of the bill in November 2025- read it HERE. It passed the U.S. House of Representatives in April 2026- read the release HERE.\n\nRead the bill text HERE.\n\nStatements of Support:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s law is a breakthrough that delivers 2,600 MW of clean hydropower and $6.5 billion in private investment critical to powering American homes, businesses, and industries. We thank Sen. Daines, Sen. Fetterman, Rep. Newhouse, and the President for their leadership. NHA remains committed to expanding new development and preserving the existing hydropower fleet to meet America\u2019s growing energy demand.\u201d \u2013 Malcolm Woolf, President and CEO, National Hydropower Association\n\n\u201cI want to acknowledge Senator Daines leadership and persistence on this bill which provides extra time to get hydro projects and particularly energy storage under construction and in the ground.\u201d\u2014 Carl Borgquist, CEO Absaroka Energy, Developer of the Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Hydro Project\n\n\u201cOur thanks to Senator Daines for his strong support and bipartisan leadership in tirelessly shepherding this bill. We also thank his team, the co-sponsors, our collective advocates, fellow developers and the National Hydropower Association staff. Hydropower is such an important contributor to providing reliable energy for our country.\u201d \u2013 David Sinclair, President, Advanced Hydro Solutions LLC\n\n\u201cHydropower delivers reliable, baseload energy that keeps the lights on throughout the county. Thanks to Senator Daines, projects delayed by the COVID pandemic will get a second chance to create thousands of jobs, spur economic development, and support a more resilient grid.\u201d\u2014 Paul Jacob, CEO of Rye Development\n\n\u201cAt a time of surging electricity demand, building new hydropower capacity is critical to ensuring the United States can support economic growth while maintaining a reliable, clean power supply. Hydroelectricity offers a carbon emissions-free, firm energy resource that currently provides about 30% of electricity in the West. With President Trump\u2019s signature, the Build More Hydro law is a commonsense policy solution that will enable an additional 2.5 gigawatts of domestic power, spurring jobs and strengthening the grid. Thank you to Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Dan Newhouse for your leadership in championing this bill in your respective chambers.\u201d \u2013 Rich Powell, CEO of CEBA\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-12T06:07:57Z", "2026-05-12T06:09:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/05/11/daines-fetterman-newhouse-bill-increasing-made-in-america-hydropower-signed-into-law-by-president-trump/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7531358860433102, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}