# 119-s-456: STEAM Act

119-s-456, STEAM Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-18).

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- As of: 2026-09-18
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-456
- Congress: 119
- Title: STEAM Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**Brings geothermal exploration and development squarely into NEPA environmental review.** The STEAM Act amends Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to add geothermal resources by cross-referencing the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and by updating the statute's listed resources to expressly include "geothermal". That aligns geothermal projects on federal lands with the same NEPA review framework used for gas and related resources.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New NEPA checks for geothermal projects: mixed, low. This bill would require federal agencies to apply NEPA review to geothermal exploration and development. It would amend Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to add geothermal resources by referencing the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Developers proposing geothermal projects would face NEPA…

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-s-456 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/456)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-456 (as of 2026-09-18).