U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1687: CLEAN Act
Status: Passed one chamber, July 15, 2026
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act . SECTION 2. Geothermal leasing (a) Annual leasing Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1003(b) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 years and inserting year ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the following: (3) Replacement Sales If a lease sale under paragraph (1) for a year is canceled or delayed, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same year. (4) Requirement Of the nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the State, the Secretary shall, in conducting a lease sale under paragraph (2), offer for lease-- (A) 75 percent of such nominated parcels; and (B) the remaining 25 percent of such nominated parcels, unless the Secretary provides a written justification that identifies a statutory, environmental, or administrative basis that prevents the Secretary from offering such nominated parcels for lease. . (b) Deadlines for consideration …
Sponsors
- Russ Fulcher (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Celeste Maloy (R, HD-002)
- Lauren Boebert (R, HD-004)
- Suzanne Lee (D, HD-NV-3)
- Begich, Nicholas (R, HD-000)
Latest actions
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3758-3759)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3758-3759)
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1687.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3758-3760)
- : Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-657.
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission, Alternative and renewable resources, Energy, Mining, Land transfers
Common questions
- What is HB1687?
- HB1687 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CLEAN Act.
- What does HB1687 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1687?
- Passed one chamber as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1687?
- Russ Fulcher (R, HD-001), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1687?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1687
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