LEGISLATION/H.R. 5617

Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

119-HR-5617119th CongressIntroduced Sep 30, 2025Energy

Market Probability

No market

Status

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Signed

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

Sponsor

Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3](D-AZ-3)

1 cosponsor

Summary

Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

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 in its Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development publication, commonly known as the Gold Book.

Interior must (1) publish an 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.

Interior must also rename the Gold Book to reflect the incorporation of standard procedures and guidelines related to geothermal development.

Subjects

Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMiningPublic-private cooperation

Actions (11)

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

May 20, 2026House floor actions

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-659.

May 20, 2026House floor actions

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-659.

May 20, 2026Library of Congress

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 5, 2026House committee actions

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 5, 2026House committee actions

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

Mar 5, 2026House committee actions

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Dec 16, 2025House committee actions

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Dec 9, 2025House committee actions

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Sep 30, 2025House floor actions

Introduced in House

Sep 30, 2025Library of Congress

Introduced in House

Sep 30, 2025Library of Congress

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