Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 25 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 25 To impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 7, 2025 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes. 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 ``Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) climate change, resulting primarily from the combustion of fossil fuels, is an immediate, grave threat to the communities, environment, and economy of the…