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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5576
Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
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Introduced 2025-09-26Topic: environmentSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceEnhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act This bill exempts certain projects and activities related to geothermal development on federal land from environmental review requirements. Specifically, the bill exempts certain geothermal exploration projects with limited impact on federal land from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Geothermal exploration projects are those that involve the drilling of geothermal exploratory wells, such as temperature gradient wells, monitoring wells, or calibration wells, and that are limited in size, duration, and other aspects in accordance with specified criteria. The bill also exempts from NEPA the following activities related to the exploration, development, or production of geothermal resources: (1) geotechnical investigations; (2) off-road travel in certain existing rights-of-way; and (3) the construction, maintenance, realignment, and repair of access roads within such rights-of-way.
Sponsors
- Russ Fulcher Republican sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674. | |
| 2026-08-27 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-773. | report |
| 2026-08-27 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-773. | report | |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16. | refer |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged | refer |
| 2025-12-16 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | refer |
| 2025-09-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-09-26 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-26 | Introduced in House | introduce |