# 119-s-1842: Wildfire Reduction and Carbon Removal Act of 2025

119-s-1842, Wildfire Reduction and Carbon Removal Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1842
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wildfire Reduction and Carbon Removal Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-17

## Summary

**Tax credit for forest residue carbon removal and storage.** The bill creates a per‑metric‑ton tax credit for net CO2e removed from qualified forest residues and stored domestically, and ties payments to clear sustainability, lifecycle, and monitoring rules. - Project owners and developers can claim a per‑ton credit of **$36** for CO2e put into secure geological storage or **$12** for CO2e stored via long‑duration utilization. Credits are normally claimed by the owner of the biomass equipment but may be assigned under an election. - Forest managers and landowners face new definitions and standards for eligible feedstock. Qualified forest residue must come from thinning trees no greater than **8 inches** diameter or other specified residues and projects must store at least **1,000 metric tons** in a taxable year, with aggregation allowed across facilities. - The bill imposes strict measurement, reporting, and verification and lifecycle analysis rules and defines secure storage durations: geological storage must keep CO2e for **1,000 years** and long‑duration utilization must demonstrate roughly **100 years** of retention. It bars credits for CO2 used as a tertiary injectant in enhanced oil or natural gas recovery and limits overlap with other federal energy and carbon credits.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New forest carbon removal credit: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would create a tax credit for CO2 removed from qualified forest residues. You would get $36 per metric ton for CO2 stored in secure geological storage and $12 per ton for CO2 stored in long-lasting products. After 2026 those base amounts would be adjusted for inflation. The do…
- Who can claim and monetize credit: benefit, medium. If enacted, the credit would normally go to the owner of the biomass equipment who ensures capture and storage. That owner could elect to let the person who stores or disposes of the CO2 claim the credit instead. Taxpayers would also be able to elect direct payment from the Treasury or transfer the…
- Rules for eligibility and monitoring: mixed, medium. If enacted, Treasury (with DOE and EPA) would write rules that say what counts as qualified forest residue and qualified CO2e. Draft rules must be published within 6 months and guidance issued by January 1, 2026. There must be at least 60 days of public comment and final rules within 90 days after…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1842)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1842 (as of 2026-07-17).