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Carbon Utilization Act of 2018

Introduced: June 5, 2018 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Carbon Utilization Act of 2018

This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to authorize additional grants, loans, and loan guarantees for carbon utilization technologies, such as carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; and biogas systems. The bill also requires USDA to establish: (1) a carbon utilization education program, and (2) an interagency biogas opportunities task force.

What's happening now June 5, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • S 3042 Related bill Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • HR 6457 Related bill Carbon Utilization Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 5, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2997: Carbon Utilization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2997/
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"S. 2997: Carbon Utilization Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2997/.
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S. 2997, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2997/.
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