{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-398","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":398,"title":"Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-14","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"O000172","fullName":"Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]","party":"D","state":"NY","district":14}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent."},"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":"2026-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","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":"2025-01-14","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025</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&nbsp;applicants for, or holders of, geothermal leases through September 30, 2032. Specifically, Interior may direct those applicants or&nbsp;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) inspecting and monitoring geothermal exploration and development activities, including reclamation activities.</p><p>Interior may reduce the amount of the fee if it determines that (1) the full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the applicant, or (2) a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources.</p><p>Interior&nbsp;may use those fees only&nbsp;to the extent that they are provided in advance in appropriations acts&nbsp;for (1) processing applications for geothermal leases, and (2) inspecting and monitoring related&nbsp;exploration and development activities.</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>","updateDate":"2026-03-07T09:06:42Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":641,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:12:13.985Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Geothermal%20Cost-Recovery%20Authority%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}