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H.R. 5617 119th Congress House

Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

Official title: To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmenta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmentally responsible geothermal operations on Federal lands.

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Yassamin Ansari Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 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. 573.
May 20, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-659.
Mar 5, 2026
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 16, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Dec 9, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to identify standard procedures and guidelines for efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting on federal land and include the procedures and guidelines in its Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development publication, commonly known as the Gold Book.

Interior must (1) publish an updated version of the Gold Book within 270 days of identifying such procedures and guidelines, and (2) review the Gold Book every five years and publish an updated version if necessary to support efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting.

Interior must also rename the Gold Book to reflect the incorporation of standard procedures and guidelines related to geothermal development.

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Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5617: Geothermal Gold Book Development Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5617/
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