Who it affects
- Geothermal project applicants on federal land
- Bureau of Land Management
- Interior Department employees
Passed the HouseEnergyPublic lands
Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
H.R. 5631 · House bill · Introduced Sept. 30, 2025
The Geothermal Energy Advancement Act would create a federal coordinator and task force to oversee permits for geothermal project applicants on federal land.
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Where it stands
Passed the House
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The Interior Department must appoint a geothermal coordinator from within the Bureau of Land Management.
- The coordinator must offer services to resolve disputes between the bureau and geothermal project applicants.
- The coordinator must assist with geothermal permit processing across the bureau’s field offices.
- The coordinator must lead a new task force that supports this work.
- Through the task force, the coordinator may reassign other Interior employees to work on geothermal approvals.
- The coordinator may offer extra pay to keep reassigned employees.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff (R-CO)
- Introduced
- Sept. 30, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 5
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; House Natural Resources Committee
- Latest action
- Sept. 17, 2026 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
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