S3910-119

In Committee

ReSCUE Oceans Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 25, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development. It relies on appropriations, grants, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, and Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon...
  • Expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development...
  • Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 101.
  • Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 102. Monitoring of marine carbon dioxide removal For field activities conducted as part of the Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development.

Policy Domains

Energy Healthcare Transportation Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 25, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 25, 2026

Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Healthcare Transportation Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"protocol" §id16c24e957d7f42848fd7c6d5faef7e9c

a systematic approach for generating a carbon removal credit that follows a transparent and thorough science-based methodology— for the development of projects to remove greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon

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