S4406-119

In Committee

Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Science & Space, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1065720BABDE4E7DB029AC4D50833B0B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act.
  • Section H7FDCE22B248D4568BA5FF024108994EF: 2. Geothermal energy Section 612 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17191) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8)...

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, Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Science & Space, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Science & Space Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies:
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 28, 2026

Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the …

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
Energy Science & Space Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"supercritical geothermal" §H7FDCE22B248D4568BA5FF024108994EF

energy derived from a subsurface geologic rock resource existing in-situ at or above the supercritical temperature of the primary fluid present.. The term next-generation geothermal systems means— enhanced geothermal systems

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