House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
Official title: To appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Hurd R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 30, 2025
- Committee actionMar 5, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 2, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 17, 2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5631.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-660 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 2026 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/660
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5631, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5631
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 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. HURD of Colorado, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 160, September 30, 2025, Page H4509):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 30, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5631, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5631
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
922306580360911a9ee89eaa8bc1c4a8bd2ce307f4eedf367f4aa13122135003
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Susie Lee (D-NV), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hurd.
- H.R. 2316 (119th) Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 2600 (119th) ASCEND Act
- H.R. 3857 (119th) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 7342 (119th) Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- H.R. 5911 (119th) Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act
- H.R. 7954 (119th) Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Related bills
- H.R. 5638 (119th) Geothermal Royalty Reform ActRelated bill
- S. 4383 (119th) Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 1, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.