International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jul 10, 2025
What it does
The International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 would require the EPA Administrator to assess fees on shipping vessels based on their lifecycle carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, with reporting requirements for voyage operators and importers beginning in 2027. The bill affects operators of self-propelled vessels of 5,000 gross tonnage or more transporting cargo or freight, as well as importers of cargo ultimately bound for the United States, mandating detailed reporting on fuel use, cargo mass, voyage routes, and port activities. Fees are calculated at $150 per metric ton of CO₂-equivalent emissions, with adjustments for inflation, polar region travel (tripling the fee),…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.