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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
S3910119th CongressWALLET
ReSCUE Oceans Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced
Summary
NOAA-led Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Program to coordinate research, monitoring, and community engagement for ocean-based carbon removal and to develop standards for safe, science-based field trials.
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- Tribes and coastal communities — Tribal consent is required before publishing tribal data and before designating research areas, and grants must include at least $10,000 to support engagement and consultation.
- Researchers and institutions — Competitive grants are available to universities, tribally controlled colleges, tribes, state and local governments, Native Hawaiian organizations, and consortia that include National Laboratories. A federal inventory of suitable research areas is due in 180 days and research areas must include risk thresholds, monitoring plans, and remediation rules.
- Federal agencies and standards — An interagency working group co-chaired by NOAA and the Department of Energy will adopt a code of conduct and create a public data portal within one year. The bill also authorizes agency participation and appropriations for NSF, NASA, and NIST for fiscal years 2027–2031 to support measurement, monitoring, and standards development.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Federal research funding for ocean carbon
If enacted, the bill would authorize appropriations to NOAA, NASA, NIST, and NSF for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to support marine carbon removal research, monitoring, standards, and workforce development. NOAA would be the lead agency and could receive such sums as necessary to run the program. NASA would use satellites, modeling, and other assets to support monitoring and the Federal research plan. NIST would develop standards, benchmark materials, and measurements and work with the State Department on international adoption. NSF would award grants and expand training and workforce programs. Any funding would still need future congressional appropriations.
Federal ocean carbon research rules
If enacted, the bill would create an interagency working group co‑chaired by NOAA and DOE to coordinate marine carbon removal research. The group must enter a memorandum of agreement within 90 days, publish a Federal research plan, and adopt a code of conduct within one year. The code would require open access to non‑confidential data, staged testing before open‑water trials, funding disclosure, stakeholder input, and mitigation and liability plans. The Secretary would create advisory boards for each research area and set harm thresholds that require work to stop immediately. The Secretary must reassess federal research areas at least every five years. Non‑federal operators could get an initial five‑year authorization and one five‑year renewal if reassessment is favorable. The bill would require a public data portal within one year, but tribal-submitted information would not be published without tribal consent and tribal records would be exempt from FOIA unless waived.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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