{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5617","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5617,"title":"Geothermal Gold Book Development Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-30","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"A000381","fullName":"Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]","party":"D","state":"AZ","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-20","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573."},"policyArea":"Energy","subjects":["Alternative and renewable resources","Electric power generation and transmission","Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Land use and conservation","Licensing and registrations","Mining","Public-private cooperation"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-659.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-659.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) 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":"2025-09-30","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-30","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Geothermal Gold Book Development Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to identify standard procedures and guidelines for efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting on federal land and include the procedures and guidelines&nbsp;in its Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development publication, commonly known as the Gold Book.</p><p>Interior must (1) publish an&nbsp;updated version of the Gold Book within 270 days of identifying such procedures and guidelines, and (2) review the Gold Book every five years and publish an updated version if necessary to support efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting.</p><p>Interior must also rename the Gold Book to reflect the incorporation of standard procedures and guidelines related to geothermal development.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-28T16:06:51Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1553,"ts":"2026-10-13T23:11:26.272Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Geothermal%20Gold%20Book%20Development%20Act"}]}}