Introduced:
Mar 11, 2025
Policy Area:
Water Resources Development
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Actions
3
Cosponsors
0
Summaries
4
Subjects
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Latest Action
Sep 3, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Actions (7)
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H21000
Sep 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Aug 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Mar 11, 2025
Subjects (4)
Dams and canals
Washington State
Water Resources Development
(Policy Area)
Water resources funding
Cosponsors (3)
(R-OR)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
(R-WA)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
(R-ID)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Mar 11, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:14 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2073 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2073
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or
alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Bentz)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or
alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2073 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2073
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or
alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Bentz)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or
alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending our Dams Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be
used to allow, lead to, or study the breach or functional alteration
of, including study of power, flood control, or navigation replacement
of, or provide dam removal technical assistance for, the Lower Snake
River dams.
(b) Prohibition on Spillage Operations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Chief of Engineers, may not carry out any spillage
operations on any of the Lower Snake River dams unless such
operations are approved by the Secretary and the Administrator
of the Bonneville Power Administration.
(2) Considerations.--In determining whether to approve
spillage operations under paragraph
(1) , the Secretary and the
Administrator shall consider all Columbia River System
operations.
(c) === Definition. ===
-In this section, the term ``Lower Snake River
dams'' means the following dams in the State of Washington, authorized
by
section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat.
(1) Ice Harbor Dam.
(2) Lower Monumental Dam.
(3) Little Goose Dam.
(4) Lower Granite Dam.
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