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S. 2243 119th Congress Senate

International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2025 Introduced by: Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jul 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now July 10, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4341 International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 10, 2025
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 10, 2025
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 10, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2243: International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2243/
MLA
"S. 2243: International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2243/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2243, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2243/.
Markdown link
[S. 2243: International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2243/)
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