Markup of Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 41 (Rep. Begich), “Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act” • 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 of NV), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 2252 (Rep. Fedorchak), “North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025” • H.R. 2709 (Rep. Fong), “Save Our Sequoias Act” • H.R. 2768 (Rep. Fleischmann), “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025” • H.R. 3553 (Rep. Min), “Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act” or the “BRUSH Fires Act” • H.R. 3831 (Rep. Webster), “Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025” • H.R. 4684 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025” • 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” • H.R. 5682 (Rep. Issa), To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

Committee on Natural Resources

Thursday, March 5, 2026 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Text of Legislation

  • • H.R. 41 (Rep. Begich), “Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act” [PDF]
  • • 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 of NV), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” [PDF]
  • • H.R. 2252 (Rep. Fedorchak), “North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025” [PDF]
  • • H.R. 2709 (Rep. Fong), “Save Our Sequoias Act” [PDF]
  • • H.R. 2768 (Rep. Fleischmann), “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025” [PDF]
  • • H.R. 3553 (Rep. Min), “Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act” or the “BRUSH Fires Act” [PDF]
  • • H.R. 3831 (Rep. Webster), “Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025” [PDF]
  • • H.R. 4684 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025” [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]
  • • H.R. 5682 (Rep. Issa), To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. [PDF]

Amendments

  • H.R. 2768 Westerman_061 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5576 Fulcher_01 ANS [PDF]
  • H.R. 5587 Westerman_060 ANS [PDF]
  • H.R. 5617 Ansari_01 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5638 Kennedy_01 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5631 Hurd_01 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5682 Hurd_039 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 41 Begich_076 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 4684 Kennedy_ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5576 Huffman #1 to ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5587 Randall #1 to ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 2252 Westerman_063 ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 3553 Min_03 [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • H.R. 5587 Hernandez #2 to ANS [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM

Support Documents

  • Markup Notice [PDF]
  • Markup Memo [PDF] Added 03/02/2026 at 05:39 PM
  • Committee Action Report [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 01:11 PM
  • Chairman Westerman FTR -- Geothermal Rising Letter of Support for Permitting Bills 03.04.26 [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 01:11 PM

Votes

  • RC #1 Huffman#1 to Fulcher_01 ANS to HR 5576 [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • RC #2 On Favorably Reporting HR 5576, as amended [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • RC #3 Randall #1 to Westerman_060 ANS to HR 5587 [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM
  • RC #4 On Favorably Reporting HR 5587, as amended [PDF] Added 03/05/2026 at 12:04 PM

First Published: March 2, 2026 at 04:31 PM
Last Updated: March 5, 2026 at 01:11 PM


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