{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-4824","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 4824","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and development activities, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and development activities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-07-24","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-30","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h156","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act","result":"Passed","yea":364,"nay":44,"present":0,"not_voting":21,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll156.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","date":"2024-05-01"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-04-30","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise and expand the Department of Energy's program to research, develop, demonstrate, and commercialize carbon storage. Specifically, it directs the program to include terrestrial carbon sequestration (i.e., the storage of carbon in plants and biomass) and carbon sequestration in geologic formations (e.g., carbon sequestration in basins or aquifers)."},{"k":"p","t":"The Department of Energy (DOE) must also annually submit a long-term strategic and prioritized research plan that identifies and addresses scientific challenges for widespread adoption of terrestrial carbon sequestration and carbon sequestration in geological formations. DOE must submit the first research plan within two years of this bill's enactment."}],"words":111},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 so that the Department of Energy's carbon sequestration research program covers terrestrial carbon sequestration as well as carbon sequestration in geologic formations.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}]},"core_areas":["Terrestrial carbon sequestration research","Carbon sequestration in geologic formations research","Federal agency coordination on carbon sequestration research","Carbon sequestration research plan reporting to Congress"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines \"terrestrial carbon sequestration\" as human-engineered methods targeted at rangelands, agricultural lands, fallow lands, or forest stands, and defines \"carbon sequestration in geologic formations\" as methods using existing permeable or porous formations such as basins or aquifers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}},{"text":"Changes the Secretary of Energy's duty from establishing a carbon sequestration research program to carrying it out in coordination with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, including through terrestrial carbon sequestration and carbon sequestration in geologic formations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}},{"text":"Adds program activities on the scientific understanding of carbon cycling in agriculture lands, forests, and geologic formations, on scientific barriers and cost and business model assessments, and on data collection and sharing practices.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, in carrying out the program, to leverage existing knowledge and data for monitoring, reporting, and verification from sources including the United States Geological Survey, the Agricultural Research Service, and Department of Energy offices.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to carry out the program in coordination with, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, research entities of the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit a long-term strategic and prioritized research agenda to specified House and Senate committees not later than two years after enactment and annually thereafter.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh#HC5363C421AE744FA8E323DFD31068241"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-30","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4824/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-4824.png","v":"199decf43190","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4824, 118th Congress: Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act. House: 364 Yea, 44 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 30 Apr 2024."}}