SAFE Pathways Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7940 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7940 To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2026 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Aquatic Fisheries and Ecosystem Pathways Act'' or the ``SAFE Pathways Act''. SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is amended by inserting after ``the Secretary of Commerce.'' the following: ``…