STEAM Act

Sponsored byRep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NV· Introduced 6 February 2025

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

20 May 2026·2 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 5 January 2026

Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act

This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill expands the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include certain geothermal exploration or development activities in an existing categorical exclusion from NEPA for certain oil or gas activities.

A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA.

The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.

Timeline

11 actions

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
20 May 2026 · Calendars
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.
20 May 2026 · Committee
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-656.
20 May 2026 · Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
5 March 2026 · Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
5 March 2026 · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
5 March 2026 · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
5 March 2026 · Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
5 March 2026 · Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
5 March 2026 · Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
16 December 2025 · Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
16 December 2025 · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
9 December 2025 · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
9 December 2025 · Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NV

Cosponsors

Democrat360%
Republican240%

Democrat:Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY
Democrat:Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]CA
Democrat:Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]WA
Republican:Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Republican:Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]UT

Classification

Policy area

Energy

Legislative subjects

Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionMining

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Reports

H. Rept. 119-656

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