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policy instrument · 26 January 2026
H.R. 6938 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment…
Jurisdiction countryUnited States
Instrument typegrant-rd
Authoritygovernment
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusin-force
DetailPresident Trump signed H.R. 6938 encompassing three appropriations bills. Energy and Water Development: $45 million allocated for CDR purchasing efforts and MRV frameworks at DOE; up to $71.5 million for continued R&D across CDR pathways; total $116.5 million investment. Commerce, Justice, Science: $10 million to NOAA for marine CDR research with coordination across DOE, BOEM, USACE, NIST, EPA, NA
Monetary note$45 million for CDR purchasing and MRV at DOE; $71.5 million for CDR R&D; $10 million to NOAA for marine CDR; $2 million to National Agroforestry Center; $37 million for Urban and Community Forestry Program; $32 million for Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
Stated statusin-force
Pathway scopeall-cdr
Pathway notefunds DOE CDR purchasing/MRV and 'up to $71.5 million for continued R&D across CDR pathways' alongside soil carbon, forestry, and mCDR research spanning many approaches, not a single named pathway
Stated jurisdictionUS
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