The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 5587 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Young Kim (R)

HEATS Act

Exempts geothermal drilling on state and private lands from federal permits and environmental review.

Tradeoff

Speeds up geothermal development on non-federal land by skipping federal drilling permits and environmental reviews. Does not apply to Indian lands or where the US owns 50% or more of the subsurface geothermal rights.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 231-186 on April 23, 2026 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 26, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Sep 26, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 23 - 15(Mar 5, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-613.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #137 · Apr 23, 2026)

    231 yeanay 186

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Apr 28, 2026)

Passage votes so far· Apr 23, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027