CLEAN Act passed the House 460 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 128 words.
Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act 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. Finally, the bill establishes deadlines for Interior to respond to applications for geothermal drilling permits.
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Energy: 27 of 2,251 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 48 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 510 words
- Subjects
- Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionLand transfersMining
- Latest action
- Jul 15, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 4960 CLEAN Act R · Introduced