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H.R. 8437119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 22, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 8437 creates a milestone-based federal program to demonstrate geothermal energy in hard-to-reach rock formations across the U.S.
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HR 8437 directs the Department of Energy to establish a Milestone-Based Geothermal Demonstration Program, funding private companies in stages as projects meet specific technical and financial goals. At least three projects across at least three states must be funded, no single company can receive all awards, and each project must show potential to generate at least 30 megawatts of electricity. Data collected from the projects would be released publicly to inform future private investment.
Energy companies and developers working in geothermal technology are the primary parties seeking funding under the program. Communities and workers in project regions, and Native American tribes on whose lands some projects may be sited, are also directly affected.
The program targets underground rock formations that have historically been too difficult or costly to develop, which has limited geothermal power largely to the American West. If the demonstration projects succeed, they could expand the geographic range of geothermal electricity generation across more of the United States.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.