CLEAN Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Russ Fulcher
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales for developing and utilizing geothermal energy on federal land.
Specifically, Interior must hold lease sales at least once a year (rather than two years) in states with pending nominations of federal land to be leased for geothermal energy development.
In conducting such lease sales, Interior must offer all of the pending nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the state.
If a lease sale is canceled or delayed, Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jul 15, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- Jun 3, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 2, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3758-3759)
- Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3758-3759)
- Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1687.
- Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3758-3760)
- Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.
- May 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-657.
- Apr 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 21, 2026Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Dec 16, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Dec 9, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House