Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2025
What it does
The Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025 would impose a fee on certain imported products based on the pollution intensity of their production, targeting goods from countries with weaker environmental standards like China and Russia. It aims to level the playing field for U.S. manufacturers by offsetting the cost advantage foreign producers gain from lax environmental enforcement. The fee would apply to importers of covered products such as steel and aluminum, with calculations based on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and administered by the EPA, while explicitly prohibiting the creation of a domestic carbon tax. The bill also establishes an Advisory Committee on Global Pollution Challenges…
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