International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025.
- Section id51E411B16077407EB8B1F43878EE4F3F: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the greenhouse gas emissions from the marine shipping industry— account for nearly 3 percent of total global anthropogenic...
- Section idA68952A8C9A74A88859054FE73BCD441: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term calendar quarter means a period of...
- Section id74E19BF93BF841BBA5A9A64DE1865769: 4. Reporting requirements Beginning on January 1, 2027, the operator of each covered voyage shall submit to the Administrator the information described in...
- Section idDD506FB078C342809369C560B48880E4: 5. Fee on lifecycle carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from cargo vessels Not later than January 1, 2027, the Administrator shall develop a lifecycle carbon...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a marine fuel the lifecycle CO2-e emissions of which is at least 90 percent less than the lifecycle CO2-e emissions of marine fuel oil. The term maritime academy means— the United States Merchant Marine Academy
a voyage— made using a self-propelled vessel of 5,000 gross tonnage or more, the primary purpose of which is transporting cargo or freight
a voyage made using a vessel— the primary purpose of which is transporting cargo or freight
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