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CREST Act of 2022

Introduced: November 16, 2022 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Nov 16, 2022
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022

This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.

What's happening now November 17, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9318: CREST Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9318/
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"H.R. 9318: CREST Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9318/.
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H.R. 9318, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9318/.
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