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S. 456

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 456, the STEAM Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 6, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 456 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb456/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S456 IS: Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act
 U.S. Senate
 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 456  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025   Ms. Cortez Masto  (for herself and  Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and 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

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  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Feb 6, 2025

sb456/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (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

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 456, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 456 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 456 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Feb 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 456 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 456, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 456 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • STEAM Act — Display Title
  • STEAM Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill 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

5 clients hired 5 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named S. 456 in 24 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, Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Advertising, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

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—
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)Law firmDistrict of Columbia11$40K

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—
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
IAN HARRISON117
ANDREW LADNER116
CHRISTY WOODRUFF116
EDWARD AN116
FRANNIE LASALA116
RICHARD ENGLAND116
SAMANTHA DYBAS116
ANNA HEGRENESS115
JOSHUA ST. PIERRE115
TOMAS GREEN115
TOM ERB115
EMMA DAVISON114
KYLE DAVIS114
BENJAMIN BRENNER113
DANE BAHNSEN113
FATIMA AHMAD113
MICHAEL IAQUINTO113
STEPHANIE DOHERTY113
UDAI ROHATGI113
ANDREW SIFF111

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
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
FERVO ENERGY COMPANYFERVO ENERGY COMPANY2026 first_quarter$690K1st 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…
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATIONCORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
FERVO ENERGYBOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS2025 fourth_quarter$90K4th Quarter - Amendme…
FERVO ENERGYBOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS2025 fourth_quarter$90K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 456 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; S. 456’s is Energy.

s456/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

S. 456 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alternative and renewable resources to Mining.

s456/subjects.txt
Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionMining

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com