HR 5638 119th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Energy revenues and royalties

Geothermal Royalty Reform Act

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Kennedy, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 20, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-661.

May 20, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.

Mar 5, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 5, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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.

Sep 30, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now May 20, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.

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

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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 2

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

FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
for FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · Texas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
for FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · Texas · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 1

Begich, Nicholas J.

Alaska · Dec 16, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5638: Geothermal Royalty Reform Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5638/

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"H.R. 5638: Geothermal Royalty Reform Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5638/.

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H.R. 5638, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5638/.

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