International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Dec 1, 2025
What it does
The bill would require the EPA Administrator to assess fees on shipping vessels based on their lifecycle carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, starting January 1, 2027, with fees calculated at $150 per metric ton of CO₂-e emitted, adjusted annually for inflation plus 5 percentage points and tripled for voyages in polar regions. It affects operators of covered voyages—self-propelled vessels of 5,000 gross tonnage or more transporting cargo or freight—and importers of cargo ultimately bound for the United States, who must report detailed voyage and fuel data quarterly. The bill also establishes penalties for late payment, including a 20% fee increase and additional 20% increases for each…
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