# 119-s-3910: ReSCUE Oceans Act

119-s-3910, ReSCUE Oceans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3910
- Congress: 119
- Title: ReSCUE Oceans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**NOAA-led Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Program** to coordinate research, monitoring, and community engagement for ocean-based carbon removal and to develop standards for safe, science-based field trials. - Tribes and coastal communities — Tribal consent is required before publishing tribal data and before designating research areas, and grants must include at least $10,000 to support engagement and consultation. - Researchers and institutions — Competitive grants are available to universities, tribally controlled colleges, tribes, state and local governments, Native Hawaiian organizations, and consortia that include National Laboratories. A federal inventory of suitable research areas is due in 180 days and research areas must include risk thresholds, monitoring plans, and remediation rules. - Federal agencies and standards — An interagency working group co-chaired by NOAA and the Department of Energy will adopt a code of conduct and create a public data portal within one year. The bill also authorizes agency participation and appropriations for NSF, NASA, and NIST for fiscal years 2027–2031 to support measurement, monitoring, and standards development.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal research funding for ocean carbon: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize appropriations to NOAA, NASA, NIST, and NSF for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to support marine carbon removal research, monitoring, standards, and workforce development. NOAA would be the lead agency and could receive such sums as necessary to run the program.…
- Federal ocean carbon research rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would create an interagency working group co‑chaired by NOAA and DOE to coordinate marine carbon removal research. The group must enter a memorandum of agreement within 90 days, publish a Federal research plan, and adopt a code of conduct within one year. The code would require…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3910 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3910)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4976)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3910 (as of 2026-09-10).