# 119-hr-641: Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act

119-hr-641, Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-641
- Congress: 119
- Title: Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New soil carbon research committee: benefit, medium. 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 dec…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-641 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/641)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-641 (as of 2026-04-21).