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CREST Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4420| Senate 
| Updated: 12/1/2022
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022 This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.
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Timeline
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3004-3005)
Nov 17, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9318
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Dec 1, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.
  • June 16, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 16, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3004-3005)


  • November 17, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9318
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.


  • December 1, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-9318: CREST Act of 2022
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization

CREST Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4420| Senate 
| Updated: 12/1/2022
Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022 This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.
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Timeline
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3004-3005)
Nov 17, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9318
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Dec 1, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.
  • June 16, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 16, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3004-3005)


  • November 17, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9318
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.


  • December 1, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-9318: CREST Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization