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HR 5587 · in committee · significant

HEATS Act

What this bill does

  • This bill exempts certain geothermal drilling on state and private lands from federal permit requirements.
  • Geothermal energy companies operating on non-federal lands are affected by reduced regulatory oversight.
  • The exemption applies when the U.S. owns less than 50% of subsurface rights and a state permit is submitted.

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    How might reducing federal permit requirements for geothermal drilling on private lands affect environmental protections compared to current oversight?

  2. 02

    What safeguards should exist when states issue permits for geothermal projects on land where subsurface rights are split between public and private ownership?

  3. 03

    Which geothermal companies and states would benefit most from exemptions, and what trade-offs might communities near these drilling sites experience?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-28 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2026-04-23 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-04-23 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 137). (text: CR H3073)

  4. 2026-04-23 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 186 (Roll no. 137). (text: CR H3073)

  5. 2026-04-23 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  6. 2026-04-23 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5587.

  7. 2026-04-23 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587.

  8. 2026-04-23 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1189. (consideration: CR H3073-3077)

  9. 2026-04-22 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 1189 passed House.

  10. 2026-04-20 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1189 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587.

  11. 2026-04-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531.

  12. 2026-04-15 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-613.

  13. 2026-04-15 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-613.

  14. 2026-03-05 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

  15. 2026-03-05 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  16. 2026-03-05 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

  17. 2025-12-16 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  18. 2025-12-09 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  19. 2025-09-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  20. 2025-09-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  21. 2025-09-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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