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MARKET CHOICE Act

Introduced: May 7, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Became law
Jul 5, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 7, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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.
May 7, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act or the MARKET CHOICE Act

This bill imposes a tax on the greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuels, certain industrial processes, and certain product uses.

The bill transfers tax revenue to a Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment Trust Fund (RISE Trust Fund) established by this bill. Specified amounts in the trust fund shall be available for the federal Highway Trust Fund, grants to low-income households, and other specified energy, environmental, infrastructure, and research and development priorities.

The bill also

  • eliminates the federal motor vehicle and aviation fuel taxes,
  • modifies the tax credit for carbon capture and storage and the qualifying advanced coal project tax credit,
  • imposes a moratorium on finalizing and enforcing certain Clean Air Act regulations on greenhouse gas emissions, and
  • establishes a National Climate Commission to review policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The moratorium on regulations for limiting greenhouse gas emissions expires in 2035 if specified emission targets are not reached.

What's happening now July 5, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1760 Related bill Carbon Capture Modernization Act
  • S 661 Related bill Carbon Capture Modernization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3039: MARKET CHOICE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3039/
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"H.R. 3039: MARKET CHOICE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3039/.
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H.R. 3039, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3039/.
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