S. 4420 117th Congress Senate

CREST Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to provide for advancements in carbon removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including by harnessing natural processes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2022 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversight

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Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization

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Dec 1, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

Jun 16, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3004-3005)

Jun 16, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 1, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

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.

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