Clean Competition Act This bill creates a carbon border adjustment mechanism to lower greenhouse gas emissions in high-polluting sectors. This mechanism imposes charges on imports from carbon-intensive (e.g., fossil fuels, refined petroleum products, petrochemicals) manufacturers, encourages decarbonization efforts, and funds future research, development, and deployment efforts to achieve a net-zero carbon future. The bill requires annual calculations of carbon intensity, imposes a carbon intensity charge on imports into the United States beginning after 2023, and allows for rebates for overpayments of charges. The bill also establishes a grant program in FY2025 and subsequent fiscal years for investments in new technology to reduce carbon intensity in existing facilities and ensure best-in-class carbon intensity for proposed facilities.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityAppropriationsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of StateElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesManufacturingOil and gasProduct development and innovationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSales and excise taxesTrade restrictionsUser charges and fees
Clean Competition Act
USA117th CongressS-4355| Senate
| Updated: 6/7/2022
Clean Competition Act This bill creates a carbon border adjustment mechanism to lower greenhouse gas emissions in high-polluting sectors. This mechanism imposes charges on imports from carbon-intensive (e.g., fossil fuels, refined petroleum products, petrochemicals) manufacturers, encourages decarbonization efforts, and funds future research, development, and deployment efforts to achieve a net-zero carbon future. The bill requires annual calculations of carbon intensity, imposes a carbon intensity charge on imports into the United States beginning after 2023, and allows for rebates for overpayments of charges. The bill also establishes a grant program in FY2025 and subsequent fiscal years for investments in new technology to reduce carbon intensity in existing facilities and ensure best-in-class carbon intensity for proposed facilities.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityAppropriationsClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of StateElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesManufacturingOil and gasProduct development and innovationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSales and excise taxesTrade restrictionsUser charges and fees