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HOUSE 6474118th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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

Last Action
9/25/2024

Actions

  • 2024-09-25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2024-09-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-09-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5733)
  • 2024-09-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5733)
  • 2024-09-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6474.
  • 2024-09-24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5733-5734)
  • 2024-09-24Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  • 2024-09-18Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
  • 2024-09-18Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-689.
  • 2024-09-18Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-689.
  • 2024-01-17Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  • 2024-01-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2024-01-17Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  • 2023-12-12Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • 2023-12-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-09-24 (53)

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.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Susie Lee (D-NV)

Subjects

  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Mining
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