Sponsored by James R. Baird (R)
Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act
Would have expanded the Energy Department's carbon storage research to cover forests, soil, and underground rock.
Tradeoff
Would have added farmland, forests, and soil to federal research (capturing carbon and storing it). Would have required a yearly research plan sent to Congress.
What's in it
The House passed this 364-44 on April 30, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.
House
Introduced
(Jul 24, 2023)
House
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology(Jul 24, 2023)
House
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to send it to the floor
Reported 35 - 0(Jul 27, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-213.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #156 · Apr 30, 2024)
364 yeanay 44Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(May 1, 2024)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Passage votes· Apr 30, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025