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policy instrument
House FY2027 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill
Jurisdiction countryUnited States
Instrument typeprocurement
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysDirect air capture
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusproposed
DetailHouse Appropriations Committee passed bill on May 20, 2026. Allocates funding to Department of Energy programs. Due to DOE reorganization, HGEO now encompasses geothermal programs ($150 million proposed), representing deeper cuts to carbon management than topline comparison suggests. Bill proposes reprogramming roughly $2.8 billion from IIJA accounts, jeopardizing programs including Direct Air Cap
Monetary note$700 million allocated to Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Office (HGEO); specific carbon removal programs: Carbon Dioxide Removal $15 million (67% cut from FY2026), Carbon Utilization $35 million (30% cut), Carbon Transport and Storage $50 million (15% cut), Point Source Capture $50 million (33% cut); proposed reprogramming of $2.8 billion from IIJA funds including $1.15 billion from FECM, $591 millio
Stated statusproposed
Pathway scopespecific
Pathway notejeopardizes Direct Air Capture Hubs (IIJA 40308) and Direct Air Capture prizes (IIJA 41005), with other listed programs being utilization/transport/storage rather than removal pathways
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