House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
Official title: To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Russ Fulcher R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 2025
- Committee actionMar 5, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 27, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5576.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-773 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/773
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5576, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5576
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FULCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 158, September 26, 2025, Page H4502):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5576, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5576
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e174bce2947083e1ebcb80d04782604a0c56e7b5c4289b744fb9a3290f00a6fa
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Celeste Maloy (R-UT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Russ Fulcher.
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- H.R. 331 (119th) To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.
- H.R. 859 (119th) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- H.R. 8007 (119th) SILVER Act
- H.R. 6499 (119th) Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
- H.J.Res. 33 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.