HR 5457 — Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Sponsors (1)
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
Action timeline (11)
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2023-09-14 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (3)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Coastal Blue Carbon as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Approach: Selected Issues for Congress
R48148· Reports · 2025-04-29Recent Congresses have shown increased interest in the ability of certain coastal and marine ecosystems to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Selected Potential Considerations with Respect to Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: In Brief
R48159· Reports · 2025-03-10Congressional and external stakeholders have shown increased interest in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches to mitigate rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. Marine CDR (mCDR, also referred to as o - Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): Its Potential Role in Climate Change Mitigation
R48258· Reports · 2024-11-12Rising global temperatures are associated with increasingly frequent and intense climate change impacts. Scientific consensus finds that stabilizing global temperatures is necessary to avoid increased climate impacts. St
Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
cited in report (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48258 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials | |
| — | → | R48159 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials | |
| — | → | R48148 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
cosponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Castor, Kathy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 117 | $82,316 | $82,316 |
| 2 | self | 0 | $0 | 32 | $28,650 | $28,650 |
| 3 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 13 | $7,060 | $7,060 |
| 4 | meralex farm | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | arnold ventures | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | trenam kemker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | massie partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,800 | $6,800 |
| 8 | amscot financial | 0 | $0 | 3 | $6,800 | $6,800 |
| 9 | salt point strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 10 | none | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,960 | $5,960 |
| 11 | mehlman consulting inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,800 | $5,800 |
| 12 | tampa steel erecting company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 13 | comcast corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | ogr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | vmware | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | big cat rescue | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 17 | ferman motor car company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 18 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,200 | $4,200 |
| 19 | university of south florida | 0 | $0 | 4 | $4,100 | $4,100 |
| 20 | baycare | 0 | $0 | 10 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 21 | retired | 0 | $0 | 8 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 22 | pcca | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | trb development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | accelerate strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R48258 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R48148 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R48159 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship