Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025” • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act” • H.R. 5576 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), “Geothermal Gold Book Development Act” • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), “Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act” • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act”
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Summary
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Legislation considered
- HR 5631 Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
- HR 5576 Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- HR 301 GEO Act
- HR 398 Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025
- HR 5587 HEATS Act
- HR 5638 Geothermal Royalty Reform Act
- HR 1077 STEAM Act
- HR 5617 Geothermal Gold Book Development Act
- HR 1687 CLEAN Act
Motions and votes
No recorded votes were published for this proceeding.
Witnesses (10)
- Dr. Bryant Jones Executive Director Geothermal Rising Written testimony ↗
- Mr. Jon Raby Nevada State Director Bureau of Land Management Written testimony ↗
- The Honorable Jeff Hurd Member of Congress
- The Honorable Russ Fulcher Member of Congress
- Ms. Kerry Rohrmeier Nevada Climate & Energy Strategy Director The Nature Conservancy Written testimony ↗
- The Honorable Susie Lee Member of Congress
- The Honorable Celeste Maloy Member of Congress
- Mr. Tim Latimer Co-Founder & CEO Fervo Energy Written testimony ↗
- The Honorable Yassamin Ansari Member of Congress
- Mr. Paul Thomsen Vice President of Business Development Ormat Technologies, Inc. Written testimony ↗
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Documents (29)
- Bill text H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), "Geothermal Royalty Reform Act"
- Supporting document Rep. Huffman FTR Coalition Letter
- Supporting document QFR Responses Jones
- Supporting document Hearing Notice
- Supporting document Hearing Memo
- Supporting document Rep. Huffman FTR CRS Report - Legislative Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA
- Supporting document Rep. Huffman FTR The Wilderness Society Letter
- Supporting document Rep. Maloy FTR ClearPath Report - A Clear Path for Geothermal Permitting Cutting Delays, Driving Deployment
- Bill text H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), "Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act" or the "HEATS Act"
- Bill text H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), "Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act"
- Bill text H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), "Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act" or the "GEO Act"
- Bill text H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), "Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act" or the "CLEAN Act"
- Bill text H.R. 5576 (Rep Fulcher), "Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act"
- Bill text H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), "Geothermal Gold Book Development Act"
- Bill text H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), "Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025"
- Bill text H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee), "Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act" or the "STEAM Act"
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Statement
Source: the official Congress.gov record for this event — https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-Congress/house-event/118743. Committee record: Committee record.