Hill Heat

Subcommittee hearing.

Legislation:

• S. 1791, Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025, A bill to designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation areas, protection areas, recreation areas, wilderness areas, and a scientific research and education area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennet).
• S. 4200, Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act, A bill to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto).
• S. 4239, Plug Offshore Wells Act, A bill to to require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines, and for other purposes. (Mr. Welch).
• S. 4383, Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act, A bill to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto).
• S. 4410, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. (Mr. Barrasso).
• S. 4458, Caja del Rio Protection Act, A bill to establish the Caja del Rio Special Management Area and Caja del Rio National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich).
• S. 4561, CLOSE THE GAP Act, A bill to modernize and streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure on Federal land, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso).
• S. 4605, Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2026, A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to provide cost-recovery authority for the Department of the Interior. (Mr. Gallego).
• S. 4715, Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish fitness to operate standards and decommissioning escrow accounts for offshore oil and gas operators, and for other purposes. (Mr. Schiff).
• H.R. 655, Dalles Watershed Development Act, A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. (Rep. Bentz).
• H.R. 1687, CLEAN Act, A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes. (Rep. Fulcher).
• H.R. 4090, Critical Mineral Dominance Act, A bill to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes. (Rep. Stauber).
• H.R. 5587, HEATS Act, A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. (Rep. Kim).
• H.R. 5631, Geothermal Energy Advancement Act, A bill to promote responsible geothermal energy development on public lands, and for other purposes. (Rep. Hurd).
• H.R. 7831, License to Drill Act, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. (Rep. Kennedy).