# 119-s-2243: International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025

119-s-2243, International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2243
- Congress: 119
- Title: International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**A per-voyage fee on large cargo ships to price lifecycle greenhouse gases and air pollution.** This bill would create voyage-level reporting and fee rules that charge ships for CO2e and for NOx, SO2, and PM2.5, and it would channel the revenue into grants and loans to decarbonize U.S. shipping and ports. - Shipping companies and importers would face mandatory voyage reporting beginning January 1, 2027 and a lifecycle CO2e fee calculated from fuel mass, lifecycle emission rates, and a base charge of $150 per unit mass. - Ports and nearby communities would see location-based air-pollutant fees tied to fuel used in U.S. waters, with unit-cost multipliers such as $6.30 for NOx and $38.90 for PM2.5 and higher charges for polar-region voyage segments. - Port authorities, Jones Act vessel owners, and low-carbon fuel projects would be eligible for grants, loans, and demonstrations funded by the program because the bill directs all fees collected to those programs beginning in fiscal year 2029. This framework also includes crediting for certain remedial units, recognition of some foreign fees to avoid double charging, penalties for late payment, and clawback rules for misuse of grant funds.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fee revenues fund port and fuel programs: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would spend 100% of voyage-fee collections each year starting in fiscal year 2029. Allocations would use prior-year collections and split funds by fixed shares: 25% to DOE for low-carbon fuel and tech grants, 25% to MARAD for Jones Act vessel replacement/retrofit, 15% to EPA C…
- New voyage pollution fees and reporting: cost, high. This bill would make operators and some importers pay new per-voyage pollution fees starting January 1, 2027. CO2e fees would be $150 per metric ton of lifecycle CO2e for each fuel type, with a 3× multiplier for parts of voyages north of 60° N or south of 60° S. Fees for air pollutants in U.S. wate…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2243 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2243)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2243 (as of 2026-09-10).