voted to pass H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, and H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, legislation that repeals burdensome federal building mandates and streamlines permitting requirements to restore balance to energy policy and strengthen domestic energy production.
Support legislation that removes unnecessary red tape and streamlines permitting requirements to strengthen domestic energy production.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Florida Congressman Daniel Webster voted to pass H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, and H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, saying the bills 'remove unnecessary red tape' and 'unleash American energy production.' The press release says the HEATS Act removes barriers that have slowed geothermal energy development and would allow projects to move forward without costly bureaucratic reviews.
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The House Rules Committee page states that H.R. 5587 was reported by record vote and then brought to the floor. The bill text summary says it would amend the Geothermal Steam Act to waive the requirement for a federal drilling permit for certain activities and exempt certain activities from NEPA requirements.
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Roll Call 137 shows H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, passed the House on April 23, 2026, by a vote of 231-186.
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The House Natural Resources Committee announced that the House passed H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, and described it as legislation to unleash geothermal energy.
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Roll Call 137 for H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, shows an April 23, 2026 House vote on passage. The bill passed 231-186, and Webster (FL), Republican, voted Yea.
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Congress.gov identifies H.R. 5587 as the HEATS Act, a bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act to waive federal drilling permits for certain activities and exempt certain activities from NEPA requirements.
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Sep 02, 2026, 04:49 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session Vote Question: On Passage Protecting Domestic Mining Act Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay Status: Passed Webster (FL) | Webster (FL) | Republican | FL | Yea
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To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes. Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ``mining, mineral processing,'' before ``or any other sector''. Passed the House of Representatives September 2, 2026.
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This legislation will boost domestic mining and mineral processing capacity by expediting environmental review of mining infrastructure projects under the FAST-41 process.
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Webster (FL) | Webster (FL) | Republican | FL | Yea
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To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.
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Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Webster (FL) | Webster (FL) | Republican | FL | Yea
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The Secretary shall not require an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for geothermal exploration and production activities
Assessments
The promise was to support legislation reducing red tape and streamlining permitting for domestic energy production. Webster voted in the same House term for H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, which would waive certain federal geothermal drilling permit requirements and exempt certain activities from NEPA review, and he publicly framed the vote as cutting red tape and strengthening American energy production. Because the pledge was to support such legislation rather than secure final enactment into law, House passage with Webster's affirmative vote satisfies the promised action.
Webster's promise was to support legislation that cuts red tape and streamlines permitting for domestic energy production. In April 2026, he voted for H.R. 4690 and H.R. 5587 and publicly described them as removing unnecessary red tape and strengthening American energy production. Official House materials show H.R. 5587 specifically reduced permitting and NEPA-related barriers for geothermal development and passed the House during his term. Because the claim is about support for this kind of legislation, his recorded votes and public backing are enough to count as fulfillment even though the evidence does not show final enactment into law.
The promise was to support legislation removing red tape and streamlining permitting for domestic energy production. Evidence shows Webster did support and vote for such legislation, including H.R. 5587 and H.R. 4690, and the HEATS Act specifically targeted permitting and review requirements for geothermal development. However, the record provided shows House passage and Webster's support, not final enactment into law. Because he fulfilled the promise to support this kind of legislation and materially advanced it in the House, but there is no evidence here that the legislative outcome was fully completed, the best judgment is partial fulfillment in the same term.