HR7568-119

In Committee

Hot Rock Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 13, 2026

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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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Labor Energy Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 13, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and …

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2026

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?

Domains
Labor Energy Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"covered individual" §H37DF7C24173F4A01B3A151B94C0E6073

an individual who— is a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States

"expert" §H51844EB2A29141868F16B123ADD28A7E

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

"superhot geothermal resource" §HC984532EA503441F8702AF918D94AC69

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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