H.R. 301 · 119th Congress

GEO Act

Introduced on Jan 9, 2025 by Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2). 7 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (May 20, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
Cosponsors
7
3 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for processing applications related to geothermal leasing.

Subjects

  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mining
  • Performance measurement

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 9, 2025). Public domain.

Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act or the GEO Act

This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to process applications related to geothermal leases. Specifically, Interior must process each application for a geothermal drilling permit or other authorization under a valid existing geothermal lease within 60 days after completing all requirements under applicable federal laws and regulations (including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Historic Preservation Act) unless a U.S. federal court vacates or provides injunctive relief for the underlying lease.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Celeste MaloyR-UT-2Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. May 20, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-654.
  10. May 20, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-654.
  11. May 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. FERVO ENERGY COMPANY7 reports
    $840K reported (all issues)
  2. Google Client Services LLC6 reports
    $19.5M reported (all issues)
  3. CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  4. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)3 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)
  5. ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.2 reports
    $145.8K reported (all issues)
  6. CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  7. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.1 report
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Corporate Energy Buyers Association (fka Clean Energy Buyers Association)1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION1 report
    $230K reported (all issues)
  10. Ormat Nevada, Inc.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.