# 119-s-25: Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

119-s-25, Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-25
- Congress: 119
- Title: Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Charging fossil fuel companies for historic CO2 emissions** to fund a federal climate resilience and justice program. The bill imposes a tax tied to firms' share of covered emissions from 2000–2023 and creates the Polluters Pay Climate Fund to pay for adaptation, disaster response, and environmental‑justice investments.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Polluters Pay Climate Fund: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Polluters Pay Climate Fund in the Treasury. The Fund would receive amounts equal to the new tax receipts and any future appropriations. Each fiscal year the Fund would be available by appropriation for climate resilience, adaptation, disaster response, and enviro…
- Preserve climate lawsuits and state rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would not stop people or governments from suing over climate harms. It would keep existing state and federal legal claims like nuisance, negligence, and deceptive practices. Money paid from the Fund for covered purposes would not have to be repaid because of later damage awards…
- One-time $1 trillion tax on polluters: cost, high. If enacted, large fossil fuel extractors and refiners would share a one-time $1 trillion tax. Each liable party would pay a share based on its CO2 emissions from Jan 1, 2000 through Dec 31, 2023 above a 1,000,000,000 metric‑ton threshold. The tax would be due on September 30, 2026, but firms could…

## Related bills

- 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
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-25 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/25)

## Related
- [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)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-25 (as of 2026-04-21).