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House bill · H.R. 1077 (119th Congress)

STEAM Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action May 20, 2026

Sponsor: Susie Lee (U.S. Representative, NV-3, Democratic)

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Summary

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.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

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Cosponsors

5

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  • Democratic3
  • Republican2

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Full history

  1. May 20, 2026

    Introduced

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

    U.S. House

  2. May 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

  3. May 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

  4. May 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

  5. May 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.

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  1. May 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.

  2. May 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.

  3. Mar 5, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. Mar 5, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. Mar 5, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  8. Mar 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  9. Mar 5, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

  10. Mar 5, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

  11. Mar 5, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

  12. Jan 21, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  13. Dec 16, 2025

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  14. Dec 16, 2025

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. Dec 16, 2025

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  16. Dec 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  17. Dec 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  18. Dec 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  19. Feb 6, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  20. Feb 6, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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