Congress·In Committee·H.R. 641

Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act

Congress proposes a White House-led committee to standardize soil carbon research and monitoring

Feb 28, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: Congress Proposes National Soil Carbon Measurement and Tracking Standards

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How we got here

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6232 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6232 (118th) →

Key Points

Creates a White House-led committee to coordinate federal research on storing carbon in soil and tracking the results.
Tells agencies to agree on shared ways to sample and measure soil carbon, so data is consistent and comparable.
Requires a baseline report to Congress within 1 year of the law taking effect, plus follow-up reports at 1, 3, and 5 years after that.
Allows working groups to focus on data standards, new measurement technology, basic soil research, and community engagement with farmers and producers.
Authorizes $10 million to support the coordination, research planning, and monitoring work.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

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Mixed Impacts(3)

Small Business Owner

Neutral

Farmer Rancher

Neutral

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Neutral

Milestones

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Feb 28, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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Jan 23, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in House

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