3.0.0 5631 2026-06-09T05:38:26Z 2026-06-09T05:38:26Z House H HR 2025-09-30 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5631 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 160 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HURD of Colorado:H.R. 5631.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4509]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-06-03T20:56:12Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Discharged from 2026-03-05T15:00:00Z Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-12-16T15:15:00Z Referred to 2025-12-09T15:00:00Z Reported By 2026-05-20T17:52:57Z Markup By 2026-03-05T17:45:00Z Referred To 2025-09-30T16:04:25Z H. Rept. 119-660 Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act 119 4383 S 2026-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2026-06-03 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2026-06-02 16:08:09 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 16:08:06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3760-3761) Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 16:07:46 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 16:07:46 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-06-02 15:51:31 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5631. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 15:51:29 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3760-3765) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 15:51:20 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00574 2026-05-20 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-660. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-05-20 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-660. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-03-05 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2026-03-05 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-03-05 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged Committee 2025-12-16 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-12-09 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2025-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001100 Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] Jeff Hurd R CO 3 N L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2026-05-19 False M001228 Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] Celeste Maloy R UT 2 2026-05-19 False K000403 Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] Mike Kennedy R UT 3 2026-05-19 False A000381 Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] Yassamin Ansari D AZ 3 2026-05-20 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2026-05-20 False Energy Advisory bodies 2026-01-14T19:51:21Z Congressional oversight 2026-01-14T19:51:28Z Department of the Interior 2026-01-14T19:51:32Z Earth sciences 2026-01-14T19:51:12Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2026-01-14T19:51:17Z Licensing and registrations 2026-01-14T19:51:08Z Energy 2026-05-28T14:39:58Z 07 2026-05-20 Reported to House 2026-05-29T12:28:16Z 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. 

]]> Geothermal Energy Advancement Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Geothermal Energy Advancement Act 2026-06-09T05:38:26Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Display Title 45 Geothermal Energy Advancement Act 2026-06-04T03:08:37Z Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Geothermal Energy Advancement Act 2026-06-04T03:08:35Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes. 2026-06-04T03:08:35Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act 2026-05-22T02:38:25Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act 2025-10-04T10:23:12Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. 2025-10-04T10:18:18Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5631rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr5631rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-06-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5631eh/xml/BILLS-119hr5631eh.xml Reported in House 2026-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5631rh/xml/BILLS-119hr5631rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5631ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5631ih.xml 2026-06-03 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.