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H.R.7568

Hot Rock Act

Introduced·2/13/26

The Hot Rock Act establishes programs and requirements for the production of geothermal energy in the United States.

The Hot Rock Act establishes programs and requirements for the production of geothermal energy in the United States. The bill includes provisions for workforce training, research, and development of geothermal energy technologies. It authorizes appropriations for these activities and defines key terms such as "geothermal energy," "hot dry rock," and "supercritical geothermal resource." The act also includes provisions for a frontier observatory and testing site for hot dry rock geothermal energy technology.

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History

Feb 13

House

Introduced in House

Feb 13

House

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.