{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-7422","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":7422,"title":"Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2024-02-20","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"O000172","fullName":"Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]","party":"D","state":"NY","district":14}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-09-25","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Energy","subjects":["Alternative and renewable resources","Electric power generation and transmission","Environmental assessment, monitoring, research","Land use and conservation","Mining","Pollution liability","User charges and fees"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-09-25","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5726-5727)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5726-5727)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7422.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5726-5727)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-12","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-12","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-670.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-12","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-670.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-16","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-16","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-16","text":"Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-03-06","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-03-04","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-02-20","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-02-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-02-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to give the Department of the Interior the authority to collect certain fees from holders of geothermal leases&nbsp;through September 30, 2031. Specifically, Interior may direct those leaseholders to reimburse the United States for costs from (1) processing applications for geothermal leases on federal land, such as applications for geothermal drilling permits; and (2) monitoring geothermal exploration and development activities, including reclamation activities. Interior may reduce the amount of the fee if it determines that (1) the&nbsp;full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the leaseholder, or (2)&nbsp;a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources.</p><p>Interior must use those fees for processing applications for geothermal leases and monitoring related&nbsp;exploration and development activities.&nbsp;</p><p>Within five years of the bill's enactment, Interior must submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of how the fees affect Interior's geothermal leasing program and any recommendations for updates to the fees and the program.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzEzNzk2OTI4NDIxNzI3MTE0NzE4NjQ5Ijp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fMTM3OTY5Mjg0MjE3MjcxMTQ3MTg2NDkiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8xMzc5NjkyODQyMTcyNzExNDcxODY0OSIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSBhZGRlZCBhIHJlZmVyZW5jZSB0byBcImFwcGxpY2FudHNcIiBiZWNhdXNlIHRoZSBpbnRyb2R1Y2VkIHZlcnNpb24gb2YgdGhlIGJpbGwgc3BlY2lmaWNhbGx5IGFwcGxpZXMgdG8gYXBwbGljYW50cyBhcyB3ZWxsLiAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTIzVDE4OjA1OjE4LjY0OVoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0yM1QxODowNToxOC42NDlaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8yMzIxNDAxODYyMTcyNzIwMDQ0NjcxMyI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzIzMjE0MDE4NjIxNzI3MjAwNDQ2NzEzIiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fMjMyMTQwMTg2MjE3MjcyMDA0NDY3MTMiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgY2hhbmdlZCB0aGUgc2VtaWNvbG9uIHRvIGEgY29tbWEgYmVjYXVzZSB0aGVyZSBhcmUgbm90IGludGVybmFsIGNvbW1hcyB3aXRoaW4gdGhlIGl0ZW1zLiAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTI0VDE3OjU0OjA2LjcxM1oiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0yNFQxNzo1NDowNi43MTNaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl84NzYyMzcwMjEzMTcyNzIwMzI1MjYzMCI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzg3NjIzNzAyMTMxNzI3MjAzMjUyNjMwIiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fODc2MjM3MDIxMzE3MjcyMDMyNTI2MzAiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgYWRkZWQgYSBmZXcgZXh0cmEgd29yZHMgaGVyZSBiZWNhdXNlIFwic3VjaFwiIHNlZW1lZCBhIGxpdHRsZSB0b28gZ2VuZXJhbCB0byBtZSBoZXJlLCBhbmQgaXQgY291bGQgcG9zc2libHkgYmUgcmVhZCBhcyByZWZlcnJpbmcgdG8gbW9uaXRvcmluZyB0aGUgcHJvY2Vzc2luZyBvZiBhcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMuICIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDktMjRUMTg6NDA6NTIuNjI5WiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTI0VDE4OjQwOjUyLjYyOVoifV19fQ==-->","updateDate":"2026-03-24T12:48:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":560,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:11:20.462Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Geothermal%20Cost-Recovery%20Authority%20Act%20of%202024"}]}}