# 119-hr-752: Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act

119-hr-752, Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-752
- Congress: 119
- Title: Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A nationwide methane leak detection and mitigation program** would fund research, testing, and cooperative technical assistance to find and fix methane releases across pipelines, wells, and storage. It would also create a research consortium and national testing facilities to improve measurement standards and data sharing. - Families and communities: Would fund technical assistance and public-facing best-practice resources to prevent or respond to major methane releases, aiming to protect public health near production sites, pipelines, and storage. - Oil and gas operators and technology vendors: Would require cooperative data sharing and pilot testing to identify high-risk infrastructure, evaluate emission-reduction technologies, and improve leak detection and repair practices. - Researchers, national labs, and governments: Would establish a Methane Emissions Measurement and Mitigation Research Consortium and national intercalibration facilities, require an initial report within 18 months, annual reports afterward, and a merit review by year five. *Would authorize about $200 million for the consortium and $95 million for national testing facilities over FY2026–FY2030, with the facilities program set at $23 million per year thereafter, all subject to appropriation.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New national methane research consortium: benefit, high. If enacted, the Energy Department would set up a national methane research consortium within one year. The group would include federal labs, industry, universities, community groups, and NIST. Congress could fund it about $36 million to $44 million per year for FY2026–FY2030. The Secretary could su…
- DOE methane detection research program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Energy Department would run a methane detection and mitigation research program with EPA and Commerce. The program would fund work on sensors, data analytics and machine learning, continuous monitoring, isotope source attribution, and Lidar. The Secretary could make cooperative agre…
- National methane measurement facilities at NIST: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Commerce Department (through NIST) would establish national methane measurement facilities within one year, subject to funding. The facilities would create high‑resolution spectroscopic reference data and methods to link concentration observations to emission rates. They would also…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-hr-752 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/752)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-752 (as of 2026-04-21).