A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Carbon Resource Innovation Act," aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It seeks to expand the existing carbon oxide sequestration credit. Specifically, the amendment includes solid or liquid carbon capture facilities in the credit program. This expansion applies to carbon captured in liquid or solid form by carbon capture equipment. The changes include specific measurement and verification requirements for the captured carbon.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?
The bill incentivizes the capture of carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides new tax credit opportunities for businesses operating carbon capture facilities.
- Scored +2
Does this cut taxes for small businesses?
The bill expands tax credits for facilities that capture carbon in solid or liquid form.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expansion of Tax Credits: The bill expands the carbon oxide sequestration credit to include solid or liquid carbon capture facilities under Section 2(a)(1)(C) and Section 2(a)(2)(B)(ii). This could provide financial incentives for facilities that capture carbon in these forms.
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Environmental Protection through Carbon Reduction: The bill addresses carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas emission or through a comparison system under Section 2(a)(1)(C)(ii). This focus on capturing carbon that would otherwise enter the atmosphere could have positive environmental outcomes.
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Support for Net Reduction Technologies: The bill includes facilities that result in a net reduction of carbon when compared to a comparison system under Section 2(a)(5)(A). This allows for various methods of carbon reduction to be recognized.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Compliance and Verification Requirements: Facilities must ensure that carbon is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization under Section 2(a)(1)(C)(iii) and Section 2(a)(4)(B). This implies a requirement for specific measurement and verification processes.
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Minimum Capture Thresholds: To qualify, a solid or liquid carbon capture facility must capture not less than 1,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year under Section 2(a)(2)(B)(ii). This creates a specific volume threshold that must be met to receive the credit.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change? — The bill incentivizes the capture of carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The expansion of the sequestration credit provides new financial incentives for carbon capture facilities. Does this cut taxes for small businesses? — The bill expands tax credits for facilities that capture carbon in solid or liquid form.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides new tax credit opportunities for businesses operating carbon capture facilities.
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Maria CantwellDemocrat · Washington
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas