HR 8790 — To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities in support of next-generation geothermal and closed-loop geothermal systems in various conditions, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Harrigan, Pat (R, NC-10) — sponsor · 2026-05-13
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ENS RESOURCES, INC. | PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY | $20,000 | H.R. 8790 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
No text versions on file yet — same ingest as the action timeline populates these. Each version has direct links to the XML / HTML / PDF at govinfo.gov.
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-13 | Harrigan, Pat | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 8790 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 24 | $11,402 | $11,402 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $3,289 | $3,289 |
| 4 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 6 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 8 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | voyager capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 11 | sperry tree care co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 12 | oregon education association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 13 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 14 | horan mediatech advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 15 | careoregon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 16 | ihss | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 17 | onpoint community cu | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 18 | itron inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 19 | oregon college of art & craft | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 20 | tigard/tualatin schools | 0 | $0 | 1 | $15 | $15 |
| 21 | brewster & mayne pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $15 | $15 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Harrigan, Pat (R · house · NC-10) · sponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-13 · sponsored by Harrigan, Pat (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY (h.r. 8790) · lobbying_bill_mention