Contact Congress about H.R. 1135: Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

Large fossil fuel companies would pay a new tax based on past carbon pollution. The money would go into a federal fund for climate disasters, stronger infrastructure, and affected communities.

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Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Latest action on H.R. 1135: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects very large fossil fuel producers and oil refiners linked to more than 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from 2000 through 2023. It also affects communities seeking federal money for climate disasters, stronger infrastructure, safer water, public health, and local resilience projects. States, tribes, local governments, and people with climate-related legal claims would keep their ability to sue under other laws.

Why this matters: Climate damage often leaves taxpayers, cities, states, and families paying the bill. This bill would move some of those costs to the biggest fossil fuel companies tied to past carbon pollution. If Congress spends the money, the fund could support disaster recovery, stronger infrastructure, safer water, heat protection, and other climate projects. The bill could also shape climate lawsuits because it says the tax does not replace other legal claims or state and local climate rules.

Key provisions in H.R. 1135

• The bill creates a new one-time $1 trillion tax in the federal tax code. Large fossil fuel producers and oil refiners would pay based on their share of carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 through 2023 above 1 billion metric tons each.
• The tax applies to U.S. persons and companies doing business in the United States. They must have extracted fossil fuels or refined crude oil during the covered years and be linked to more than 1 billion metric tons of covered emissions.
• Companies would have to pay by September 30, 2026. They could choose nine yearly payments instead, with 20% due first and 10% due in each of the next eight years.
• Related companies under the same control would count as one taxpayer for this bill. Each related company could be held responsible for the full tax if needed.
• The bill uses set formulas to estimate emissions. Specific amounts of coal, crude oil, and fuel gases would count as releasing fixed metric tons of carbon dioxide.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 1135

What is H.R. 1135?

Large fossil fuel companies would pay a new tax based on past carbon pollution. The money would go into a federal fund for climate disasters, stronger infrastructure, and affected communities.

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