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H.R. 1077

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 1077, the STEAM Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Suzanne Lee (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 20, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

Record

Text

H.R. 1077 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb1077/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1077 IH: Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
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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. 1077  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Ms. Lee of Nevada  (for herself and  Ms. Maloy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act   or the     STEAM Act  .
2.
NEPA Review
Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15942 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by inserting  , or the   Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) for the purpose of exploration or development of geothermal resources  after  or gas ; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (2), by striking  or gas  and inserting  , gas, or geothermal ; and
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking  or gas  and inserting  , gas, or geothermal .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  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 Feb 6, 2025

hb1077/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/06/2025)

Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act

This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill expands the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include certain geothermal exploration or development activities in an existing categorical exclusion from NEPA for certain oil or gas activities.

A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA.

The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Suzanne Lee (D) sponsors H.R. 1077, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1077 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. 1077, the latest H. Rept. 119-656.

  • H. Rept. 119-656 — STREAMLINING THERMAL ENERGY THROUGH ADVANCED MECHANISMS ACT

Actions

H.R. 1077 has taken 9 actions since Feb 6, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2026
House
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.Natural Resources Committee
May 20, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
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. 1077 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1077, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1077 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • STEAM Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • STEAM Act — Display Title
  • STEAM Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 39 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1077 in 32 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, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Natural Resources, 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 Columbia13—
QUAISE ENERGY, INCenergy companyTexas12$120K
QUAISE ENERGY, INC.energy companyTexas12$100K
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.—California11—
ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.Issues relating to geothermal energy discovery, development and deployment.Utah11—

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.13—
EDMONDSON HOPKINS GROUP12$120K
VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)12$100K
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.11—
ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 39.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
IAN HARRISON117
ANDREW LADNER116
CHRISTY WOODRUFF116
EDWARD AN116
FRANNIE LASALA116
RICHARD ENGLAND116
SAMANTHA DYBAS116
ANNA HEGRENESS115
JOSHUA ST. PIERRE115
TOMAS GREEN115
TOM ERB115
BENJAMIN BRENNER224
EMMA DAVISON114
KYLE DAVIS114
DANE BAHNSEN113
FATIMA AHMAD113
MICHAEL IAQUINTO113
RYAN MCMANUS113
STEPHANIE DOHERTY113
THOMAS REYNOLDS113

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.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
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
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1077 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1077’s is Energy.

hr1077/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. 1077 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alternative and renewable resources to Mining.

hr1077/subjects.txt
Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionMining

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1077, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of Nevada:H.R. 1077.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 provides Congress with thepower to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts andExcises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfareof the United States.''[Page H557]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com