Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1077

Introduced

STEAM Act

Sponsor

DSusie Lee· Nevada

Introduced

February 6, 2025

Policy area

Energy

Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.May 20, 2026

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Full text of the bill

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1077 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 570 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1077 [Report No. 119-656] To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Ms. Maloy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources May 20, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Perez, Mr. Gray, and Mr. Suozzi May 20, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act'' or the ``STEAM Act''. SEC. 2. NEPA REVIEW. Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the purpose of exploration or development of geothermal resources'' after ``or gas''; and (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or gas'' and inserting ``, gas, or geothermal''; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or gas'' and inserting ``, gas, or geothermal''. Union Calendar No. 570 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1077 [Report No. 119-656] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas. _______________________________________________________________________ May 20, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed