United States Bills

Endless Mountains National Heritage Act

Designates the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania; sets coordinating entity, management plan deadline, and a 15-year limit on federal assistance.

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

Douglas County Development and Conservation

Designates wilderness, transfers federal lands to local and tribal ownership, and directs sales and recreation uses in Douglas County, Nevada.

Plug Offshore Wells Act

Requires annual public reports on offshore decommissioning activity and related enforcement by the Interior Department.

Geothermal Ombudsman and Permitting Task Force

Creates a BLM Geothermal Ombudsman and Task Force to coordinate geothermal permit reviews and assign staff

CLOSE THE GAP Act

Streamlines permitting for broadband on public lands; sets timelines, fees, online portals, and environmental-review rules.

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act

Authorizes Interior to collect reimbursements from geothermal lease applicants and holders for permitting, inspections, and monitoring through Sept 30, 2032; requires a five-year report.

Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability

Requires FERC rules for interconnecting large electricity users, assigns upgrade costs to those users, adds DOE data collection on data centers, and creates an AI testbed.

LNG Export Security Act

Dry-Redwater Regional Water Act

Authorizes federal support to build and power a regional water system serving parts of eastern Montana and a portion of western North Dakota.

Next-Generation Geothermal Research

Directs DOE and Interior research, deep drilling, data sharing, and grants for enhanced, closed-loop, and supercritical geothermal systems.

No Big Fossil Bailouts Act

Limits emergency orders that keep fossil fuel plants online and requires public notice, environmental review, cost estimates, and customer notifications.

JOAN Act

Sets FERC as lead for NEPA review of natural gas projects and creates faster, consolidated federal permitting and judicial-review processes.

National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum

Designates the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville as a national memorial and requires a report to Congress.

Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment

Expands DOE authority to host, test, and support commercial advanced nuclear projects on federal and non-federal sites and creates a plutonium fuel program.

Close Cesar E. Chavez Monument

End federal ownership and funding of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument; require sale of site and redirect proceeds to DNA backlog program.

WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act

Keeps annual WIPP economic assistance payments until WIPP shipments end.

Strengthening American Nuclear Energy Act of 2026

Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act

Creates a DOE grant program to reduce power-line wildfires and strengthen the electric grid, with set-asides and matching rules.

No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes

Abolishes Cesar E. Chavez National Monument and redirects its unobligated funds to DNA backlog work.

Ratepayer Protection Pledge Resolution

Senate resolution supporting a pledge by tech firms to prevent electricity cost-shifting from data centers and urging agencies to help implement it.

SECURE Grid Act

Requires State plans to address security and resilience of local electric distribution systems; adds GAO review and a September 2031 sunset.

Forest Resources Accountability Act

Stops construction of a year-round road in part of White River National Forest and seeks to acquire the parcel for conservation.

Geo POWER Act

Funds milestone-based geothermal demonstrations in new regions, prioritizing low-permeability reservoirs and projects near Indian land.