119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 6, 2025
STEAM Act
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Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 6, 2025)
Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act
This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill expands the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include certain geothermal exploration or development activities in an existing categorical exclusion from NEPA for certain oil or gas activities.
A categorical exclusion applies to a class of actions that do not require an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement under NEPA.
The categorical exclusion established by the bill applies to drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Deve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XX, Ratepayer Protection Act H.R. 2703/ S. 1327, Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456, STEAM Act H.R. 301, GEO Act H.R. 3838, SPEED Act H.R. 6633, High Capacity Grid Act H.R. 2122, IMPACT Act H.R. 6984, Data Center Transparency Act H.R. 6983, Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually report to Congress on the status of ongoing hydropower licensing and relicensing proceedings; entire bill. S. 456, the "Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act," a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 31, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act; H.R.4128: CIRCUIT Act; H.R.4776 SPEED Act; S.3947: REWIRE Act; H.R.8308: the CERTAIN Act; S.4795: FREEDOM Act; H.R.1687: the CLEAN Act; H.R.301: GEO Act; S.456/H.R.1077 STEAM Act. Draft legislation on Data Center Interconnection. White House implementation of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Permitting issues related…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 31, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Grid Against Extreme Weather Act; H.R.1047: Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act (queue jumping); H.R.1077/S.456: Streamlining Thermal Energy Through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; H.R.1698: Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; H.R.1994: Public Land Rene…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Aug 31, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…; H.R.573: Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act; H.R.603: Reinforcing the Grid Against Extreme Weather Act; H.R.1047: GRID Power Act (queue jumping); H.R.1077/S.456: Streamlining Thermal Energy Through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; H.R.1698: Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act; H.R.1994: Public Land Rene…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Aug 31, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing the Grid Against Extreme Weather Act; H.R.1043, the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act; H.R.1047, the GRID Power Act (queue jumping); H.R.1077/S.456, the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act (geothermal); H.R. 1592, the SOLAR Act; H.R.1687, the Committing Leases for E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Deve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Deve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XX, Ratepayer Protection Act H.R. 2703/ S. 1327, Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456, STEAM Act H.R. 301, GEO Act H.R. 3838, SPEED Act H.R. 6633, High Capacity Grid Act H.R. 2122, IMPACT Act H.R. 6984, Data Center Transparency Act H.R. 6983, Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ire the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications; entire bill. S. 456, the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act," a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$2,860,000
Spent on own lobbying
Transmission development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XXX / S. XXX - Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456 STEAM Act H.R. 301 - GEO Act H.R. 3838 - SPEED Act H.R.6633, High Capacity Grid Act H.R. 2122 - IMPACT Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tions, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301, H.R.5631, H.R.5576, H.R.5617, H.R. 5587, S. 3945.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tions, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301, H.R.5631, H.R.5576, H.R.5617, H.R. 5587, S. 3945.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,350,000
Spent on own lobbying
Transmission development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XXX / S. XXX - Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456 STEAM Act H.R. 301 - GEO Act H.R. 3838 - SPEED Act H.R.6633, High Capacity Grid Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: FERVO ENERGY COMPANY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 398 - the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 1077/S. 456 - the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act; Issues related to geothermal permitting in H.R. 5617 - the Geothermal Gold Book Deve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…pping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…pping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
Transmission development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XXX / S. XXX - Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456 STEAM Act H.R. 301 - GEO Act H.R. 3838 - SPEED Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…pping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…pping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy, H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,170,000
Spent on own lobbying
Transmission development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XXX / S. XXX - Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456 STEAM Act H.R. 301 - GEO Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing the Grid Against Extreme Weather Act; H.R.1043, the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act; H.R.1047, the GRID Power Act (queue jumping); H.R.1077/S.456, the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act (geothermal); H.R.1592, the SOLAR Act; H.R.1687, the Committing Leases for En…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$3,010,000
Spent on own lobbying
Transmission development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XXX / S. XXX - Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456 STEAM Act H.R. 301 - GEO Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FERVO ENERGY · lobbying firm or registrant: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…apping, permitting and leasing issues on public lands, DOE and DOD funding for geothermal demonstration projects, tax treatment of geothermal energy,H.R. 1077, S. 456, H.R. 1687, H.R. 398, H.R. 301
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing