Hearing: Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025” • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act” • H.R. 5576 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), “Geothermal Gold Book Development Act” • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), “Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act” • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act”

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Committee on Natural Resources)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 (10:15 AM)

1334 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Yassamin Ansari
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Russ Fulcher
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Jeff Hurd
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Susie Lee
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Celeste Maloy
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Panel two

Mr. Jon Raby
Nevada State Director, Bureau of Land Management

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  • Testimony Raby [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:11 PM

Panel three

Dr. Bryant Jones
Executive Director, Geothermal Rising, Boise, ID

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  • Testimony Jones [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Disclosure Jones [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • CV Jones [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM

Mr. Tim Latimer
Co-Founder & CEO, Fervo Energy, Houston, TX

Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Testimony Latimer [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Disclosure Latimer [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Bio Latimer [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM

Ms. Kerry Rohrmeier Ph.D.
Nevada Climate & Energy Strategy Director, The Nature Conservancy, Reno, NV

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  • Testimony Rohrmeier [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Disclosure Rohrmeier [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • CV Rohrmeier [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM

Mr. Paul Thomsen
Vice President of Business Development, Ormat Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV

Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Testimony Thomsen [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Disclosure Thomsen [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Bio Thomsen [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), "Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act" or the "GEO Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), "Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025" [PDF]
  • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee), "Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act" or the "STEAM Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), "Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act" or the "CLEAN Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5576 (Rep Fulcher), "Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), "Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act" or the "HEATS Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), "Geothermal Gold Book Development Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), "Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act" [PDF]
  • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), "Geothermal Royalty Reform Act" [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 09:22 AM
  • Rep. Huffman FTR Coalition Letter [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Rep. Huffman FTR CRS Report - Legislative Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Rep. Huffman FTR The Wilderness Society Letter [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • Rep. Maloy FTR ClearPath Report - A Clear Path for Geothermal Permitting Cutting Delays, Driving Deployment [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM
  • QFR Responses Jones [PDF] Added 01/27/2026 at 03:09 PM

First Published: December 9, 2025 at 09:46 AM
Last Updated: January 27, 2026 at 03:11 PM


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