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H.R. 301

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 301, the GEO Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Celeste Maloy (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 20, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.

Record

Text

H.R. 301 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb301/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 301 IH: Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 301  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Ms. Maloy  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for processing applications related to geothermal leasing.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act   or the   GEO Act  .
2.
Effect of pending civil actions on processing applications related to geothermal leasing
Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1003 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)
Effect of pending civil actions on processing applications related to geothermal leasing
(1)
Requirement to process applications
Notwithstanding the existence of any pending civil action that affects an application for a geothermal drilling permit, sundry notice, notice to proceed, right-of-way, or any other authorization under a valid existing geothermal lease, the Secretary shall, unless a United States Federal court vacates or provides injunctive relief for the applicable geothermal lease, geothermal drilling permit, sundry notice, notice to proceed, right-of-way, or other authorization, approve and issue, or deny, each such application not later than 60 days after completing all requirements under applicable Federal laws and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code.
(2)
No new authority for Federal courts
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as modifying any existing authority of a Federal court to vacate or provide injunctive relief for a geothermal lease, geothermal drilling permit, sundry notice, notice to proceed, right-of-way, or other authorization.
(3)
Definition of authorization
In this subsection, the term  authorization  means any license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other administrative decision issued by a Federal agency, or any interagency consultation, that is required or authorized under Federal law or regulations in order to site, construct, reconstruct, or commence operations of a geothermal project administered by a Federal agency.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hb301/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act or the GEO Act

This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to process applications related to geothermal leases. Specifically, Interior must process each application for a geothermal drilling permit or other authorization under a valid existing geothermal lease within 60 days after completing all requirements under applicable federal laws and regulations (including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Historic Preservation Act) unless a U.S. federal court vacates or provides injunctive relief for the underlying lease.

Sponsors

Rep. Celeste Maloy (R) sponsors H.R. 301, and 7 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 301 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · May 20, 2026 · 395 Bills
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Discharged from · Mar 5, 2026 · 15 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 301, the latest H. Rept. 119-654.

Actions

H.R. 301 has taken 9 actions since Jan 9, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
House
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-654.Natural Resources Committee
May 20, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.
Mar 5, 2026
House
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources DischargedEnergy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Mar 5, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldNatural Resources Committee
Mar 5, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 301 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 301 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • GEO Act — Display Title
  • GEO Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • GEO Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for processing applications related to geothermal leasing. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 41 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 301 in 33 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Foreign Relations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia17—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC—District of Columbia16—
FERVO ENERGYFervo Energy provides advanced geothermal energy 24/7 for major power purchasers.Texas15$450K
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYEnhanced Geothermal Energy Company.Texas15—
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.—District of Columbia14—
ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.Issues relating to geothermal energy discovery, development and deployment.Utah13—
ORMAT NEVADA, INC.Geothermal power, recovered energy generation, and remote power technologyNevada11$60K
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.—California11—
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION17—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC16—
BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS15$450K
FERVO ENERGY COMPANY15—
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.14—
ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.13—
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.11$60K
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.11—
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 41.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
IAN HARRISON117
ANDREW LADNER116
BENJAMIN BRENNER226
CHRISTY WOODRUFF116
EDWARD AN116
FRANNIE LASALA116
RICHARD ENGLAND116
SAMANTHA DYBAS116
ANNA HEGRENESS115
JOSHUA ST. PIERRE115
TOMAS GREEN115
TOM ERB115
EMMA DAVISON114
KYLE DAVIS114
RYAN MCMANUS114
THOMAS REYNOLDS114
DANE BAHNSEN113
FATIMA AHMAD113
MICHAEL IAQUINTO113
SHANNON O'HARE113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2025 third_quarter$3.6M3rd Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2025 fourth_quarter$3.4M4th Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2025 second_quarter$3.2M2nd Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2025 first_quarter$3M1st Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 first_quarter$2.9M1st Quarter - Report
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2026 first_quarter$690K1st Quarter - Report
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2025 second_quarter$430K2nd Quarter - Report
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2026 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2026 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$260K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$230K3rd Quarter - Report
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$220K4th Quarter - Report
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$210K4th Quarter - Report
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$190K2nd Quarter - Report
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$190K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 301 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 301’s is Energy.

hr301/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 301 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alternative and renewable resources to Performance measurement.

hr301/subjects.txt
Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionLicensing and registrationsMiningPerformance measurement

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 301, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALOY:H.R. 301.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H93]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com