# 119-hr-5597: BECCS Advancement Commission Act of 2025

119-hr-5597, BECCS Advancement Commission Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5597
- Congress: 119
- Title: BECCS Advancement Commission Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Creates a BECCS Advancement Commission in the Department of Agriculture to guide national deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage and to assess impacts on forests, wildfire mitigation, communities, and energy systems.** The panel will produce policy recommendations and performance metrics and report to Congress.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New bioenergy carbon capture commission: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would create a Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Advancement Commission inside the Department of Agriculture. The commission would include federal officials, state foresters, timber and energy representatives, four BECCS industry members, and one to two counties that r…
- Commission hiring and contractor pay: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let the commission Chair hire an Executive Director and other staff outside normal civil service rules and set their pay up to the rate for Executive Schedule Level V. The Chair could hire temporary or intermittent contractors under federal procurement rules but daily pay…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5221: PART Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5597 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5597)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5221: PART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5221)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5597 (as of 2026-06-05).