Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
Latest action · Aug 27, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing 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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Dec 15, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2025Markup Mar 5, 2026Reported Aug 27, 2026 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2025Hearings Dec 16, 2025Discharged Mar 5, 2026 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-773.
- Aug 27, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.
- Mar 5, 2026Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Mar 5, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 5, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
- Dec 16, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Dec 9, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Sep 26, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 158, September 26, 2025, page H4502.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 27, 2026Reported in House
- Sep 26, 2025Introduced in House
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