US HB8790 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 655.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 655.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities in support of next-generation geothermal and closed-loop geothermal systems in various conditions, and for other purposes.
Title
Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Pat Harrigan [R-NC] | Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 655. |
| 2026-07-16 | House | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. |
| 2026-07-16 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-752, Part I. |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Introduced in House |
