The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2024
HR 7409

Sponsored by Young Kim (R)

HEATS Act

Would have let geothermal (underground heat) energy projects on non-federal land skip federal permits and environmental reviews.

Tradeoff

Would have skipped federal drilling permits and environmental reviews for some underground-heat energy projects. Projects would still need a state permit and would still owe .

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this bill 225-181 on November 14, 2024, after rejecting a motion to send it back to committee 198-206. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 20, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Feb 20, 2024)

  3. House

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

    Reported 22 - 16(Apr 16, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-722.

  4. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #463 · Nov 14, 2024)

    198 yeanay 206

  5. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #464 · Nov 14, 2024)

    225 yeanay 181

  6. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Nov 18, 2024)

Passage votes· Nov 14, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025