To advance bipartisan priorities.
This bill establishes a carbon tax on fossil fuel emissions starting at $35 per metric ton in 2027, with annual increases tied to inflation. It creates the Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment (RISE) Trust Fund to distribute tax revenues toward infrastructure projects, climate adaptation, energy sector worker retraining, and carbon capture research. The bill also establishes a National Climate Commission to set emissions reduction goals and assess federal climate policies, while implementing border adjustments to prevent carbon leakage for imported goods. Additional sections address cancer research funding, PFAS contamination at defense sites, voting rights for unaffiliated voters, and restrictions on financial transactions for House members.
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Introduction
Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 11, 2025
Last action Jan 15, 2026
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Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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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Dec 11, 2025
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
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