Geo POWER Act
Latest action · Nov 12, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 706.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 17, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 17, 2026 |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | Mar 17, 2026 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 17, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2026Hearings Sep 16, 2026Markup Sep 30, 2026Reported Nov 12, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
- Nov 12, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 706.
- Sep 30, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Sep 16, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Mar 17, 2026Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13331 | Geothermal Resources for Energy Development in the United States | Resource | Oct 20, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8437 | Geo POWER Act | Identical bill | Jul 21, 2026 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to advance next-generation geothermal electricity generation demonstration projects in new regions, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Geo POWER Act
- Geothermal Power Opportunity With Expanded Regions Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Geo POWER Act
- Geothermal Power Opportunity With Expanded Regions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026Reported to Senate
- Mar 17, 2026Introduced in Senate
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.
