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SEA FUEL Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1679| Senate 
| Updated: 5/23/2019
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Jack Reed (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Securing Energy for our Armed Forces Using Engineering Leadership Act of 2019 or the SEA FUEL Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out a program of research, development, testing, evaluation, study, and demonstration of technologies related to blue carbon capture and direct air capture, with the goals of developing technologies to turn carbon dioxide into clean fuels, creating products for military uses, and using the technologies at military facilities and in military transportation. The bill defines "blue carbon capture" as the removal of dissolved carbon dioxide from seawater through engineered or inorganic processes and "direct air capture" as the use of equipment to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.
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Timeline
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 13, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3227
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
  • May 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • June 13, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3227
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 116-3227: SEA FUEL Act of 2019
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental technologyGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMotor fuelsTechnology assessment

SEA FUEL Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1679| Senate 
| Updated: 5/23/2019
Securing Energy for our Armed Forces Using Engineering Leadership Act of 2019 or the SEA FUEL Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out a program of research, development, testing, evaluation, study, and demonstration of technologies related to blue carbon capture and direct air capture, with the goals of developing technologies to turn carbon dioxide into clean fuels, creating products for military uses, and using the technologies at military facilities and in military transportation. The bill defines "blue carbon capture" as the removal of dissolved carbon dioxide from seawater through engineered or inorganic processes and "direct air capture" as the use of equipment to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.
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Timeline
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 13, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3227
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
  • May 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • June 13, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3227
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Jack Reed (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 116-3227: SEA FUEL Act of 2019
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental technologyGovernment studies and investigationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMotor fuelsTechnology assessment