Kevin Mullin will support legislation establishing a Department of Energy research, development, and commercialization program for methane removal technologies, including $25 million annually through 2030.

Representatives Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Carol Miller (WV-01) introduced the bipartisan Methane Removal and Innovation Act, legislation to accelerate the development of technologies that capture methane directly from the atmosphere and ensure American leadership in this emerging field. The Methane Removal and Innovation Act would establish a Department of Energy (DOE) program to accelerate the development and deployment of methane removal technologies. Specifically, it would: Accelerate the development of methane removal technologies to be brought to the marketplace; Streamline resources by coordinating efforts at federal agencies to support research and commercialization; Authorize $25 million annually through 2030 for the program.

Mullin introduced and promoted a bill to create a DOE methane removal technology program, coordinate federal research and commercialization resources, and authorize $25 million per year through 2030.

Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Encourage Methane Removal - Congressman Kevin Mullin
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Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, and Ms. Salinas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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H.R. 9478 (IH) - Methane Removal Research and Innovation Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9478ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised DOE methane-removal research initiative and annual $25 million authorization, but the text is only the introduced version rather than enacted law.

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GovInfo - Text of H.R. 9478 Introduced in House
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