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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5888

Introduced

UNtaxed Act

Sponsor
RAugust Pfluger· Texas
Introduced
October 31, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
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.October 31, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5888 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5888 To provide for limitations on the implementation and enforcement of a global carbon tax with respect to the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2025 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Cline, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Mann, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, and Mr. Jackson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for limitations on the implementation and enforcement of a global carbon tax with respect to the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``UNtaxed Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON UNITED NATIONS TAXES, TARIFFS, FEES, OR OTHER SUCH PENALTIES. No tax, tariff, fee, or other such penalty may be levied upon United States citizens or United States companies by the United Nations or any organization, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, unless such tax, tariff, fee, or other such penalty is imposed under an agreement that is in effect with respect to the United States and the Senate has provided its advice and consent to ratification of the agreement. SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FUNDS RELATING TO GLOBAL CARBON TAXES. No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for-- (1) assessed or voluntary contributions of the United States to the United Nations or any United Nations-affiliated body that would be used to impose a global carbon tax; or (2) implementation or enforcement of such a global carbon tax. SEC. 4. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``global carbon tax'' means a tax imposed under a global fuel regime that-- (1) requires owners or operators of vessels to reduce the level of greenhouse gases emitted by the vessel; and (2) imposes such a tax at set costs with respect to such level of emission of greenhouse gases. <all>

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