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Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 14, 2025
Latest Action
May 20, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDemocratic(NY)
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Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025 This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to give the Department of the Interior the authority to collect certain fees from applicants for, or holders of, geothermal leases through September 30, 2032. Specifically, Interior may direct those applicants or leaseholders to reimburse the United States for costs from (1) processing applications for geothermal leases on federal land, such as applications for geothermal drilling permits; and (2) inspecting and monitoring geothermal exploration and development activities, including reclamation activities. Interior may reduce the amount of the fee if it determines that (1) the full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the applicant, or (2) a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources. Interior may use those fees only to the extent that they are provided in advance in appropriations acts for (1) processing applications for geothermal leases, and (2) inspecting and monitoring related exploration and development activities. Within five years of the bill's enactment, Interior must submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of how the fees affect Interior's geothermal leasing program and any recommendations for updates to the fees and the program.
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Filing registrants (3)
2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 301 - the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1687 - Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5576 - the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5587 - the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5631 - the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5638 - the Geothermal Royalty Reform Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act; Issues related to geothermal and transmission permitting in S.5653 - Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-655.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 301: Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; all provisions H.R. 398: Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 1047: GRID Power Act ; all provisions H.R. 1077: STEAM Act; all provisions H.R. 1687: CLEAN Act; all provisions H.R. 1926: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling; all provisions H.R. 1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3041: Regulatory Integrity for Gulf Energy Development (RIGED) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3061: BRIDGE Production Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; all provisions H.R. 3898: PERMIT Act; all provisions H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; all provisions H.R. 5576: Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; all provisions H.R. 5587: HEATS Act; all provisions H.R. 5631: Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; all provisions H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act; all provisions H.R. 8308: Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act; all provisions H.R. 8542: Offshore Parity Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 10302: Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026; all provisions H.J. Res. 57: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates; all provisions S. 109: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025; all provisions S. 465: GRID Power Act ; all provisions S. 3082: American Shores Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 4944: American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026; all provisions S. 5028: Ratepayer Protection Act; all provisions S. 5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy Executive Order 14429, Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Information and Comments on the preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Comments on Notice of Availability of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: 1st Analysis and Proposal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 262 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Carbon capture and sequestration permitting Carbon border adjustments Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reefs Liquid and gaseous Fuels West Coast Decommissioning Decommissioning Idle Iron Comingling Royalties Royalty Relief Critical minerals Lithium Power for AI Datacenters Behind the meter, co-located power generation
Client expense: $2,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 301 - the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1687 - Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5576 - the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5587 - the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5631 - the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5638 - the Geothermal Royalty Reform Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 301 - the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1687 - Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5576 - the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5587 - the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5631 - the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5638 - the Geothermal Royalty Reform Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 301: Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; all provisions H.R. 398: Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 1077: STEAM Act; all provisions H.R. 1687: CLEAN Act; all provisions H.R. 1926: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling; all provisions H.R. 1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3041: Regulatory Integrity for Gulf Energy Development (RIGED) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3061: BRIDGE Production Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; all provisions H.R. 3898: PERMIT Act; all provisions H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; all provisions H.R. 5576: Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; all provisions H.R. 5587: HEATS Act; all provisions H.R. 5631: Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; all provisions H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act; all provisions H.R. 8308: Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act; all provisions H.R. 8542: Offshore Parity Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act; all provisions H.J. Res. 57: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates; all provisions S. 109: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3082: American Shores Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 4944: American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Information and Comments on the preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Comments on Notice of Availability of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: 1st Analysis and Proposal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 262 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Carbon capture and sequestration permitting Carbon border adjustments Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reefs Liquid and gaseous Fuels West Coast Decommissioning Decommissioning Idle Iron Comingling Royalties Royalty Relief Critical minerals Lithium Power for AI Datacenters Behind the meter, co-located power generation
Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 301 - the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1687 - Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5576 - the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5587 - the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5631 - the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5638 - the Geothermal Royalty Reform Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act.
Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 301 - the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1687 - Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5576 - the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5587 - the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5631 - the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5638 - the Geothermal Royalty Reform Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301, H.R.5631, H.R.5576, H.R.5617, H.R. 5587, S. 3945.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301, H.R.5631, H.R.5576, H.R.5617, H.R. 5587, S. 3945.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301, H.R.5631, H.R.5576, H.R.5617, H.R. 5587, S. 3945.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301, H.R.5631, H.R.5576, H.R.5617, H.R. 5587, S. 3945.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 301 - the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1687 - Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5576 - the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5587 - the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5631 - the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5638 - the Geothermal Royalty Reform Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations and DOI geothermal resource mapping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations and DOI geothermal resource mapping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations and DOI geothermal resource mapping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations and DOI geothermal resource mapping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations and DOI geothermal resource mapping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy,H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
FY25 and FY26 Appropriations requests for DOE geothermal demonstrations and DOI geothermal resource mapping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy,H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE