SB3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a fee on certain products imported into the United States based on the pollution intensity associated with the production of such products, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would add a fee to certain imported products based on how much pollution was created while making them. The fee would apply to goods coming into the United States from countries with weaker pollution rules than America has. It amends the tax code to create this new import fee system. The bill was introduced in Congress but has not yet been sent to or voted on.
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SB3198: Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023