H.R. 1077 119th Congress House

STEAM Act

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

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Susie Lee Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov

Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionMining

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 20, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

May 20, 2026

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.

Mar 5, 2026

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 5, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 5, 2026

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

Dec 16, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Dec 9, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 6, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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What's happening now May 20, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act

This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill expands the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include certain geothermal exploration or development activities in an existing categorical exclusion from NEPA for certain oil or gas activities.

A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA.

The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to 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.

Hearings & markups 1

Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO A…
Hearing Dec 16, 2025 · 10:15 AM EST · Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 43

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
for FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
EDMONDSON HOPKINS GROUP
for QUAISE ENERGY, INC · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
for CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BAKER HUGHES COMPANY
for BAKER HUGHES COMPANY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)
for QUAISE ENERGY, INC. · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
43 filings
SENATE
43 filings
Energy, Dept of
34 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
30 filings
White House Office
18 filings
Treasury, Dept of
17 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
8 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 5