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S. 1570

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1570, the Help Hoover Dam Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on May 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 1570 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb1570/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1570 IS: Help Hoover Dam Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1570
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 1, 2025
  Ms. Cortez Masto  (for herself,  Mr. Kelly ,  Mr.
  Gallego ,  Ms. Rosen ,  Mr. Padilla , and  Mr.
  Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
  referred to the  Committee on Energy and
  Natural Resources
  A BILL
To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the
  Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Help Hoover Dam Act  .
2.
Authorization to expend amounts
Section 2 of the Act of December 21, 1928 ( 43 U.S.C. 617a ; commonly known as the  Boulder Canyon Project Act ), is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f)
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend moneys in the fund, including moneys in account XXXR5656P1, that were and hereafter are recovered on a non-reimbursable basis, for any authorized activity, including operations, maintenance, investigation and cleanup actions, and capital improvements, within the Boulder Canyon Project at Hoover Dam or on land used for the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam,  in consultation with the Boulder Canyon Project contractors as identified in the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–72 ).
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 1570, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1570 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · May 1, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 1570 has taken 2 actions since May 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
May 1, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1570 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1570.

Titles

S. 1570 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Help Hoover Dam Act — Display Title
  • Help Hoover Dam Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named S. 1570 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Clean Air and Water (quality), Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—District of Columbia15—
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADAEarly disease detection/proper medication dosageWashington14$80K
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION—Virginia12—
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY—West Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA15—
MARCUS G. FAUST, PC14$80K
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION12—
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABBY SCHNEIDER115
MORGAN LEONARD115
CAMILLE BIANCHINI114
KATHERINE BENNETT114
MARCUS FAUST114
OLIVIA SANFORD114
AMY THOMAS112
BRENDAN MYSLIWIEC112
CLAYTON BRYAN112
DESMARIE WATERHOUSE112
JOHN GODFREY112
SAMUEL OWEN112
SARAH CZUFIN MATHIAS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$290K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2026 first_quarter$220K1st Quarter - Report
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2026 second_quarter$190K2nd Quarter - Report
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2025 fourth_quarter$190K4th Quarter - Report
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2025 third_quarter$190K3rd Quarter - Report
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADAMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADAMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCYAPPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Termina…
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADAMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADAMARCUS G. FAUST, PC2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCYAPPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1570 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1570’s is Water Resources Development.

s1570/policy-areas.txt
Water Resources DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public Works

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com