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Summary
- Waives the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for geothermal exploration and production activities on non-Federal surface land when the United States owns less than 50 percent of the subsurface geothermal estate.
- Requires operators to obtain a State geothermal permit instead of a Federal permit.
- Exempts geothermal activities conducted under this section from National Environmental Policy Act review and Endangered Species Act consultation requirements.
- Allows geothermal activities to commence 30 days after submission of a State permit to the Secretary.
- Maintains U.S. royalty obligations from geothermal energy production and allows the Secretary to conduct inspections for accountability and royalty collection.
- Excludes Indian lands and resources held in trust for Indian Tribes from this waiver.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
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- NULL $166,350
- FOUNDERS FUND $14,307
- VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $13,200
- EDWARD C. LEVY CO. $13,200
- APOLLO $11,100
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Actions (20)
- Jul 15, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. · senate
- Apr 28, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Apr 23, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Apr 23, 2026 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 137). (text: CR H3073) · house
- Apr 23, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 137). (text: CR H3073)
- Apr 23, 2026 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. · house
- Apr 23, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5587. · house
- Apr 23, 2026 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587. · house
- Apr 23, 2026 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1189. (consideration: CR H3073-3077) · house
- Apr 22, 2026 Rule H. Res. 1189 passed House. · house
- Apr 20, 2026 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1189 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587. · house
- Apr 15, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. · house
- Apr 15, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-613. · house
- Mar 5, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15. · house
- Mar 5, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 5, 2026 Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged · house
- Dec 16, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Roll-call votes (1)
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- On PassagePassed
231 Yea · 186 Nay · 12 Not voting
- Republicans33Yea0Nay4NV
- Democrats3Yea26Nay1NV
The party tally and member list below cover the 67 of 429 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.
See how each member voted (67)
Yea(36)
- August Pfluger
- Beth Van Duyne
- Brandon Gill
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chip Roy
- Christopher H. Smith
- Craig A. Goldman
- Daniel Meuser
- Glenn Thompson
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Henry Cuellar
- Jake Ellzey
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Josh Gottheimer
- Keith Self
- Lance Gooden
- Lloyd Smucker
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nathaniel Moran
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Ronny Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott Perry
- Troy E. Nehls
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Wesley Hunt
Nay(26)
- Al Green
- Analilia Mejia
- Becca Balint
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christian D. Menefee
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Donald Norcross
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Greg Casar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jasmine Crockett
- Joaquin Castro
- Julie Johnson
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Nellie Pou
- Robert Menendez
- Summer L. Lee
- Veronica Escobar
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Committee action
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation areas, protection areas, recreation areas, wilderness areas, and a scientific research and education area in the State of Colorado, S.4200, to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, S.4239, to require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines, S.4383, to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, S.4410, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act, S.4458, to establish the Caja del Rio Special Management Area and Caja del Rio National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S.4561, to modernize and streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure on Federal land, S.4605, to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to provide cost-recovery authority for the Department of the Interior, S.4715, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish fitness to operate standards and decommissioning escrow accounts for offshore oil and gas operators, H.R.655, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the City of The Dalles, Oregon, S.4960 and H.R.1687, to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, H.R.4090, to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, S.4975 and H.R.5587, to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, H.R.5631, to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, and H.R.7831, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill.
- H.R. 4690 – Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act; H.R. 5587 – Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026; H.R. 1897 – ESA Amendments Act of 2025; H. Res. 1182 – Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities.
Full text
AN ACT
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 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 “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026” or the “HEATS Act”.
SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN LAND.
The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 30. NO FEDERAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN LAND.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall not require an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for geothermal exploration and production activities conducted on a non-Federal surface estate, provided that—
“(1) the United States holds an ownership interest of less than 50 percent of the subsurface geothermal estate to be accessed by the proposed action; and
“(2) the operator submits to the Secretary a State permit to conduct geothermal exploration and production activities on the non-Federal surface estate.
“(b) No Federal Action.—A geothermal exploration and production activity carried out under subsection (a)—
“(1) shall not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969;
“(2) shall require no additional Federal action;
“(3) may commence 30 days after submission of the State permit to the Secretary;
“(4) shall not be subject to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and
“(5) shall only be considered an undertaking under division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘National Historic Preservation Act’), if, with respect to the State in which the activity occurs, there is no State law in effect that addresses the preservation of historic properties in such State.
“(c) Royalties and Production Accountability.—(1) Nothing in this section shall affect the amount of royalties due to the United States under this Act from the production of electricity using geothermal resources (other than direct use of geothermal resources) or the production of any byproducts.
“(2) The Secretary may conduct onsite reviews and inspections to ensure proper accountability, measurement, and reporting of the production described in subsection (a), and payment of royalties.
“(d) Exceptions.—This section shall not apply to actions on Indian lands or resources managed in trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes.
“(e) Indian Land.—In this section, the term ‘Indian land’ means—
“(1) any land located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; and
“(2) any land not located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held—
“(A) in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian;
“(B) by an Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or
“(C) by a dependent Indian community.”.
Passed the House of Representatives April 23, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5587
AN ACT
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
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