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Congress·In Committee·4 months ago

Congress seeks to block UN-linked global carbon taxes and bar U.S. funds for enforcement

Also known as: UNtaxed Act

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

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Key Points

  • Would block the United Nations or UN-linked groups from charging U.S. citizens or companies a tax, tariff, fee, or penalty unless the U.S. has joined an agreement approved by the Senate.
  • Would stop U.S. money from being used to support UN or UN-linked efforts that impose, enforce, or carry out a global carbon tax.
  • Defines a “global carbon tax” as a shipping-related fuel system that makes vessel owners cut greenhouse gases and charges set costs based on emissions.
  • Could affect U.S. shipping companies and businesses that move goods by sea by limiting U.S. involvement in international carbon charges tied to vessel emissions.
TradeClimate ChangeEnvironmentForeign Policy

Milestones

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Oct 31, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Oct 31, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the bill becomes law

Federal agencies treat UN-linked global shipping carbon taxes as unenforceable against U.S. citizens/companies unless the Senate has approved an agreement

If an international body tried to charge a covered tax to U.S. people or businesses, the U.S. government would be limited in recognizing or helping enforce it without Senate-approved terms.

Related News

6 articles
E&E News by POLITICO·4 months ago

Republicans launch bill to ban global carbon taxes

Reports on Rep. August Pfluger introducing the UNtaxed Act (H.R. 5888) to restrict U.S. funding/support for any UN body implementing a global carbon tax tied to shipping emissions.

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Breitbart·3 months ago

Exclusive: Sen. Lee and Rep. Pfluger Take Aim at Globalists with Bill to Shield Americans from U.N. Taxes

Covers Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. August Pfluger’s UNtaxed Act effort to bar UN/affiliates from imposing taxes/fees on Americans without a Senate-approved treaty; frames it as blocking global carbon tax plans.

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Washington Examiner·4 months ago

Come and tax it: GOP won’t let the radical UN tax Americans

Opinion/argument for the UNtaxed Act, describing it as a way to block UN-linked global shipping carbon charges and cut off U.S. funding for bodies pursuing a global carbon tax.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

UNtaxed Act

Bill NumberHR 5888
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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