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119-hr-641119th Congress

Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act

Sponsored By: Representative McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]

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Summary

Creates a federally coordinated program to measure and monitor soil carbon across agencies. This bill would set up an Interagency Committee led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a cross-agency strategic plan, standardize sampling and measurement methods, and integrate soil carbon data across federal programs.

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  • Farmers and land managers would get clearer measurement methods and shared data to support soil carbon practices and long-term storage protocols.
  • Researchers and private-sector partners would get coordinated research priorities, standardized Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification methods, and working groups on data architecture and fundamental soil science.
  • Federal agencies would be assigned roles and must produce a baseline report within 1 year and follow-up progress reports over a 5-year period to track research and monitoring activities.
  • Historically underserved and disadvantaged communities would be included through required community engagement and input on research development and result dissemination.

*Authorizes $10.0 million in federal appropriations to implement the Interagency Committee, its working groups, and the required baseline and progress reports.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New soil carbon research committee

If enacted, the bill would create an Interagency Committee on Soil Carbon Research led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The committee would include USDA, DOE, DOI, EPA, USGS, NOAA, NSF, NASA, the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, NIST, and other agencies as OSTP decides. Not later than one year after enactment, the committee would send a baseline report to Congress. It would send progress reports one, three, and five years after that. The committee could form working groups on monitoring and verification, data standards and sharing, fundamental soil research, and community engagement with outreach to historically underserved farming communities. The bill would authorize $10 million to carry out the committee's work, but Congress would still need to appropriate the money.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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