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Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Feb 6, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Feb 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:14 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 456 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 456
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal
exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal
exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 456 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 456
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal
exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal
exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Thermal Energy through
Advanced Mechanisms Act'' or the ``STEAM Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.
amended--
(1) in subsection
(a) , by inserting ``, or the Geothermal
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the purpose of
exploration or development of geothermal resources'' after ``or
gas''; and
(2) in subsection
(b) --
(A) in paragraph
(2) , by striking ``or gas'' and
inserting ``, gas, or geothermal''; and
(B) in paragraph
(3) , by striking ``or gas'' and
inserting ``, gas, or geothermal''.
<all>
(1) in subsection
(a) , by inserting ``, or the Geothermal
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the purpose of
exploration or development of geothermal resources'' after ``or
gas''; and
(2) in subsection
(b) --
(A) in paragraph
(2) , by striking ``or gas'' and
inserting ``, gas, or geothermal''; and
(B) in paragraph
(3) , by striking ``or gas'' and
inserting ``, gas, or geothermal''.
<all>