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H.R. 5374 116th Congress House

Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act of 2019

Official title: To establish and support advanced geothermal research and development programs at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2019 Introduced by: Frank D. Lucas Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 401.
Sep 11, 2020
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Sep 11, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-500, Part I.
Feb 12, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 12, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 19, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Dec 19, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 401.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act of 2019

This bill revises provisions related to hydrothermal and geothermal research and development programs at the Department of Energy, including for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy.

 Bill text 2 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5374: Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5374/
MLA
"H.R. 5374: Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5374/.
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H.R. 5374, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5374/.
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