HR 1687

Summary

Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales for developing and utilizing geothermal energy on federal land. Specifically, Interior must hold lease sales at least once a year (rather than two years) in states with pending nominations of federal land to be leased for geothermal energy development. In conducting such lease sales, Interior must offer all of the pending nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the state. If a lease sale is canceled or delayed, Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year. Finally, the bill establishes deadlines for Interior to respond to applications for geothermal drilling permits.

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID-1]

Cosponsors

4

Policy area

Energy

Introduced

2025-02-27

Latest action

2026-07-15: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Committee referrals

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-06-03
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-05-20
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-04-21
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-27

Recent actions

• 2026-07-15: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
• 2026-06-03: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• 2026-06-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-06-02: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3758-3759)
• 2026-06-02: 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)