S 182 · 119th Congress

Northwest Energy Security Act

This bill locks in how the federal government operates the Columbia River Power System—a massive network of dams and hydroelectric facilities across the Pacific Northwest—based on a 2020 operating plan. The bill essentially says that three federal agencies (the Interior Department, Energy Department, and Army Corps…

Sponsor

Risch, James E. (R-Idaho)

Introduced

2025-01-22

Policy area

Water Resources Development

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.