{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1687","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1687,"title":"CLEAN Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000469","fullName":"Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]","party":"R","state":"ID","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":4,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-15","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held."},"policyArea":"Energy","subjects":["Alternative and renewable resources","Electric power generation and transmission","Land transfers","Mining"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","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":"2026-06-02","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3758-3759)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","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 H3758-3759)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1687.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3758-3760)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-657.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-657.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-16","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales for developing and utilizing geothermal energy on federal land.</p><p>Specifically, Interior must hold lease sales at least once a year (rather than two years) in states with pending nominations of federal land to be leased for geothermal energy development.</p><p>In conducting such lease sales,&nbsp;Interior must offer all of the pending nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the state.</p><p>If a lease sale is canceled or delayed, Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year.</p><p>Finally, the bill establishes deadlines for Interior to respond to applications for geothermal drilling permits.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-31T19:30:15Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":222,"ts":"2026-08-28T10:47:16.448Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=CLEAN%20Act"}]}}