# 119-s-4960: CLEAN Act

119-s-4960, CLEAN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4960
- Congress: 119
- Title: CLEAN Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Speeds geothermal leasing and drilling permits to move more public land toward geothermal development.** This bill shifts leasing and permit steps into fixed, faster timelines and creates rules to ensure nominated parcels are actually offered for lease. - Geothermal developers: Lease sales move to a yearly schedule rather than every two years and the agency must run a replacement sale in the same year if a sale is canceled or delayed. The agency must offer 75% of nominated parcels and may withhold the rest only with a written statutory, environmental, or administrative justification. - Drilling permit applicants: The agency must tell applicants within 30 days if an application is complete or what information is missing. After completeness the agency has 30 days to issue a permit if environmental reviews are satisfied or must defer with clear steps, then decide within 10 days after the applicant and agency finish those steps. - Interior and State planning: Lease offers are tied to the State resource management plan in effect for the State and the Secretary must document reasons for not offering nominated parcels.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster geothermal drilling permit timelines: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Interior Department to notify applicants within 30 days whether a geothermal drilling permit application is complete or what information is missing. Within 30 days after a completeness notice, the Secretary would either issue the permit if National Environment…
- New geothermal lease rules for developers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require federal geothermal lease sales every year instead of every two years. For each sale, the Secretary would have to offer 75 percent of nominated parcels that are eligible under the State resource management plan. The remaining 25 percent would also have to be offere…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
- 119-s-4726: PEACE in Sudan Act
- 119-s-2010: TERMS Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4960)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1949)
- [119-s-4726: PEACE in Sudan Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4726)
- [119-s-2010: TERMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2010)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4960 (as of 2026-09-10).