Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
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 30, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 2, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act
This bill establishes a geothermal ombudsman and task force to oversee geothermal project permitting and authorizations on federal land.
The Department of the Interior must appoint a geothermal ombudsman from within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The ombudsman must act as a liaison among different parts of BLM, provide dispute resolution services between BLM and geothermal project applicants, and facilitate permit processing in different BLM field offices regarding geothermal projects on federal land.
The ombudsman must also lead the Geothermal Permitting Task Force established by this bill. The task force must support the ombudsman’s duties. Through the task force, the ombudsman may reassign employees from other Interior bureaus or offices to assist in the completion of geothermal authorizations. The ombudsman may pay a retention allowance to reassigned employees.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2026 to May 20, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | May 20, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 30, 2025Markup Mar 5, 2026Reported May 20, 2026 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2025Hearings Dec 16, 2025Discharged Mar 5, 2026 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2026Markup Jul 29, 2026Reported Sep 17, 2026 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 15, 2026 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 17, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
- Jul 29, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 15, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- Jun 3, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3760-3765)
- Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5631.
- Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jun 2, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3760-3761)
- Jun 2, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-660.
- May 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
- 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 Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 16, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Dec 9, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3760–H3765Text printed H3760 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Jeff Hurd R-CO, Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM, Mike Kennedy R-UT, Susie Lee D-NV | Jun 2, 2026 |
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. 160, September 30, 2025, page H4509.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48064 | Considerations for Federal Leasing of Onshore Energy: Oil and Gas and Geothermal Power | Report | Sep 14, 2026 |
| IF13278 | Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Commercialization | Resource | Jul 28, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4383 | Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act | Related bill | Jul 15, 2026 |
| HR 5638 | Geothermal Royalty Reform Act | Related bill | May 20, 2026 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Reported to Senate
- Jun 3, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 2, 2026Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2026Reported in House
- Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
