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H.R. 5631 · 119th Congress

Geothermal Energy Advancement Act

Introduced Sep 30, 2025Policy area: Energy

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

  3. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  4. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

  5. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  6. House

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  7. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3760-3761)

  8. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  9. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5631.

  10. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3760-3765)

  11. House

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  12. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.

Show 8 earlier actions
  1. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-660.

  2. House

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  3. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. House

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

  5. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  6. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  7. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  8. Introduced in House