Congress·In Committee·S. 2505

Primacy Certainty Act of 2025

Carbon Storage: Faster State Approval for Underground Injection

Jul 29, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The Primacy Certainty Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill is led by Republicans and faces a tough path in a divided Congress where environmental regulations are often debated.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 1718 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1718 (118th) →

Key Points

The bill forces the EPA to decide on state applications to manage carbon storage wells within 180 days. Currently, states often wait years for the federal government to let them take over the permitting process for these underground projects.
If the EPA misses the deadline, it must give the state a detailed list of what is missing or wrong with the application. If the agency still hasn't acted after 210 days, the state's program is automatically approved as long as they already manage other types of wells safely.
The EPA would be required to check if an application is complete within just 10 days. This prevents the agency from delaying projects by claiming paperwork is missing months after it was submitted.
To help the process move faster, the EPA must appoint a specific person to coordinate with each state. The agency also has to report to Congress on whether it has enough staff and money to meet these new, faster deadlines.
This policy aims to speed up carbon capture projects, which are seen as a way to reduce greenhouse gases. By letting states handle the permits, supporters believe projects will get started sooner and create local jobs.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jul 29, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jul 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Primacy Certainty Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2505

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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