# 115-hr-4209: America Wins Act

115-hr-4209, America Wins Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4209
- Congress: 115
- Title: America Wins Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Introduced: 2017-11-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

America Wins Act The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon dioxide content of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer and require the revenues to be used for infrastructure and other purposes. Refunds or credits for the tax must be issued for carbon substances that are: (1) not emitted due to use as a feedstock or through carbon capture and sequestration, or (2) previously taxed carbon substances used to make another taxable carbon substance. The bill includes border adjustment provisions that require certain fees, credits, or refunds for carbon-intensive goods that are exported or imported. The bill also establishes a Build America Trust Fund and appropriates to the fund amounts equal to the increase in revenues attributable to the tax. Specified amounts of the funds must be used, without further appropriation, for infrastructure, including highways and transit; aviation; passenger rail; harbors, waterways, flood protection, and dams; clean water; Department of Agriculture water and waste disposal programs; and broadband deployment. Specified portions of the funds must also be used for: providing assistance to workers and communities reliant on industries that primarily produce taxable carbon substances or carbon-intensive goods, an energy refund program to provide payments to certain low-income households, and a refundable tax credit for households that meet specified income requirements.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2017-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4209)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
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