H.R. 5631 · 119th Congress

Geothermal Energy Advancement Act

Introduced on Sep 30, 2025 by Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 30, 2025
Cosponsors
5
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. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of the Interior
  • Earth sciences
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Licensing and registrations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, May 20, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jeff HurdR-CO-3Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

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

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 30, 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 in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. May 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-660.
  10. May 20, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-660.
  11. May 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
  12. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3760-3765)
  14. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5631.
  15. Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  17. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3760-3761)
  18. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  19. Jun 3, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  20. Jul 15, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  21. Jul 29, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  22. Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  23. Sep 17, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  24. Sep 17, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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 COMPANY4 reports
    $570K reported (all issues)
  2. ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.2 reports
    $145.8K reported (all issues)
  3. CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  4. CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  5. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $17M reported (all issues)
  6. 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%
  7. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)
  8. Corporate Energy Buyers Association (fka Clean Energy Buyers Association)1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  9. Mechanical Contractors Association of America1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  10. UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.