# 119-s-3523: Clean Competition Act

119-s-3523, Clean Competition Act, 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 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3523
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clean Competition Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a carbon‑intensity charge and border adjustment tied to reported facility emissions.** It pairs that charge with large DOE investment programs and a State Department fund to negotiate international "carbon clubs" that can get charge waivers.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- International climate aid and carbon clubs: benefit, high. The bill would appropriate $25 billion to the State Department in FY2027 for climate and clean energy assistance and to help form "carbon club" agreements. Later funding would equal 25% of annual Subchapter E revenue increases once Treasury finds those revenues reach $100 billion. The Secretary of…
- DOE industrial grants and contracts: benefit, high. The bill would give the Department of Energy $75 billion for FY2027 to run competitive investment programs and a contracts‑for‑difference program. Contracts would pay winners the difference between a strike price and market value each year and require at least 20% carbon intensity reduction at star…
- New carbon fee on covered goods: cost, high. This bill would create a new per‑ton carbon charge on covered primary goods made in the U.S. or imported after Dec. 31, 2025. The charge would be the extra carbon per unit times the quantity times a per‑ton "cost of pollution" starting at $60 in 2026 and rising each year with CPI plus 6 percentage…
- Import rules, exemptions, and credits: mixed, high. This bill would set multiple ways to assign a carbon intensity to imports: a default economy‑wide formula, country‑industry data for transparent markets, approved manufacturer data, or Secretary estimates when data are weak. Finished‑goods imports would be charged based on their covered primary‑goo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3523 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3523)

## Related
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [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)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3523 (as of 2026-04-21).