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HR 6474 118th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Mining

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.

Introduced: November 21, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 24, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 24, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5733)
Sep 24, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5733)
Sep 24, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6474.
Sep 24, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5733-5734)
Sep 24, 2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
Sep 18, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-689.
Jan 17, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jan 17, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 17, 2024
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Dec 12, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Dec 11, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Nov 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 21, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow a categorical exclusion under NEPA for drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.

What's happening now September 25, 2024

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

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Dec 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6474: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6474/
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"H.R. 6474: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6474/.
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H.R. 6474, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6474/.
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