Hot Rock Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Hot Rock Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Energy, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H803BFB1AF36246EFA966C9737444A510: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hot Rock Act.
- Section HC984532EA503441F8702AF918D94AC69: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term geothermal energy has the meaning given such term in section 45(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The term...
- Section H8C60CF25690A4777B5756ACA108DD702: 3. Hot dry rock geothermal energy research, testing, development, and demonstration It is the sense of Congress that the programs in this section should—...
- Section H1D950DDC57B049AAB3E125885A68F5C2: 4. Hot dry rock geothermal energy risk research and monitoring Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall...
- Section H37DF7C24173F4A01B3A151B94C0E6073: 5. Workforce cross-training program The Secretary shall establish and carry out a workforce training program under which the Secretary shall enter into an...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Hot Rock Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Energy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Hot Rock Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and …
Introduced in House
Mr. Auchincloss (for himself and Mr. Amodei of Nevada) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— is a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States
an individual who works or has worked in the energy sector and has expertise in disciplines including— drilling and completion, including casing and well interventions
a geothermal resource or deposit that— consists of natural heat stored in rocks or in an aqueous liquid or vapor (whether or not under pressure)
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