To advance bipartisan, common sense solutions.

Bill Number: H.R. 5827
Origin Chamber: House
Congress: 119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area: Taxation
Status: Introduced
Latest Action: 2025-10-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Last Updated: 2026-05-16T08:07:48Z

AI-Generated Summary

Summary of H.R. 5827: To Advance Bipartisan, Common Sense Solutions

Purpose of the Legislation

This bill aims to implement a range of bipartisan policies addressing climate change, infrastructure, public health, national security, fiscal responsibility, ethics, human trafficking, school safety, voting access, intelligence sharing, elections, veteran support, and business opportunities. It introduces a carbon tax to fund environmental and infrastructure initiatives while promoting economic and social reforms across multiple sectors.

Key Provisions

The bill is structured into 12 titles, each targeting specific issues:

Title I: MARKET CHOICE Act (Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act)
Imposes a federal tax on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from combusted fossil fuels (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas), industrial processes (e.g., cement, steel production), and certain products (e.g., biofuels, nitrous oxide) starting in 2027. The initial rate is $35 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), increasing annually by 5 percentage points plus inflation adjustments. Penalties for nonpayment are triple the tax amount.
Establishes border tax adjustments (rebates for U.S. exports, tariffs on imports) for GHG-intensive goods from eligible industrial sectors (e.g., manufacturing with high emissions and trade exposure) to prevent "carbon leakage" (emissions shifting abroad).
Creates the Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment (RISE) Trust Fund, depositing 75% of tax revenues. Funds are allocated (2027–2036) as follows: 70% to highways, 10% to state grants for low-income households (based on state fuel use), and the rest to weatherization, airports, energy worker aid, carbon capture research, reforestation, and conservation programs.
Repeals federal excise taxes on motor vehicle and aviation fuels after 2025.
Modifies tax credits for advanced coal projects to encourage sequestration.
Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to impose a moratorium (until 2039 or earlier if emissions targets unmet) on EPA regulations targeting GHG effects from taxed sources, with exceptions for vehicles, fuels, nonroad engines, and aircraft (aligned with international standards).
Authorizes grants for coastal flooding mitigation (e.g., levees, natural restoration) and assistance for displaced fossil/nuclear energy workers (e.g., retraining, relocation, pensions).
Establishes a bipartisan National Climate Commission to set emission reduction goals (2031–2056), review federal policies, and report every 5 years.

Title II: KO Cancer Act (Knock Out Cancer Act)
Appropriates additional funding to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) equal to 25% of its FY2024 budget for FY2026–2030 for cancer research.
Requires a HHS study and congressional report on causes of cancer drug shortages (e.g., supply chains, generics) with recommendations.

Title III: Coordinator for Engagement with PFAS-Impacted Defense Communities
Designates a Department of Defense (DoD) official as liaison for communities affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination from military sites, focusing on outreach, education, and remediation coordination.

Title IV: National Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
Creates a 20-member commission (including congressional appointees) to review deficits/debt and recommend a legislative package for stabilization, including Congressional Budget Office adjustments for debt servicing costs. Report due within 18 months, with expedited congressional consideration.

Title V: Restriction of Trading and Ownership of Certain Financial Instruments by Members of the House of Representatives
Amends House ethics rules to prohibit members from owning or trading "covered financial instruments" (e.g., stocks, derivatives, commodities), with exceptions for diversified funds, U.S. Treasuries, municipal bonds, and Thrift Savings Plan investments. Requires ethics pledges and compliance reporting.

Title VI: End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
Directs the Financial Institutions Examination Council to review and enhance anti-money laundering training/examinations for detecting human trafficking finances.
Requires an interagency task force report with recommendations (e.g., best practices, info-sharing, virtual currency rules) to combat trafficking-related money laundering, without granting new rulemaking authority.

Title VII: SAFER Schools Act (Secure And Fortify Entrances and Rooms in Schools Act)
Convenes a CISA advisory committee (including educators, law enforcement, engineers) to recommend standards for reinforced interior/exterior school doors. Issues final rule within 18 months requiring installation in federally funded schools. Authorizes $100 million annually (10 years) via Homeland Security Grants for implementation.

Title VIII: Let America Vote Act
Requires states to allow unaffiliated (independent) voters to participate in primary elections for federal/state/local offices (one party per election), with privacy protections (no data sharing for political/commercial use; no automatic party affiliation).
Prohibits noncitizen voting in all elections; ties federal election funds to state certification of compliance.
Provides transition grants (2% of Help America Vote Act payments for 5 years) to cover implementation costs.

Title IX: Review of Certain Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine
Mandates a classified DNI review (with DoD/CIA input) of whether expanded intelligence sharing with Ukraine (on Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea) enhances U.S./ally security; report to intelligence committees within 90 days.

Title X: Election Day Act
Designates Election Day as a federal holiday (added to 5 U.S.C. §6103).

Title XI: Fairness to Veteran Small Businesses for Infrastructure Investment Act
Amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to include veteran-owned small businesses in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises program for federal contracts.

Title XII: Justice for ALS Veterans Act
Extends increased Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), regardless of disease duration (requires 8+ years marriage); applies to deaths after October 1, 2025.
Requires VA report on other high-mortality service-connected disabilities warranting similar treatment.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

Tax Code (Internal Revenue Code): Adds Subtitle L for GHG taxation; repeals fuel excise taxes (Chapter 32); modifies coal credit (Section 48A) for better sequestration incentives.
Clean Air Act: New Section 330 moratorium on GHG regs for taxed emissions (with exceptions); explicit EPA authority for vehicle/aircraft GHG standards.
House Rules: Adds ethics clause (Rule XXIII) banning certain trades.
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Adds financial transaction prevention to minimum standards for countries (Section 108(b)).
Voting Laws: Mandates unaffiliated primary access and noncitizen bans, conditioning federal funds on compliance (via Help America Vote Act).
Federal Holidays: Adds Election Day (5 U.S.C. §6103).
Veterans Benefits (38 U.S.C. §1311): Removes ALS duration limit for DIC.
Infrastructure Law: Expands disadvantaged business definitions to include veterans.

Potential Impacts

Government Agencies:
Treasury/IRS: Administers new GHG tax and RISE Fund (billions in revenues projected); EPA/DOE: Shifts from regulation to research funding; DoD: New PFAS coordinator; CISA/ED: School door rulemaking; EAC: Oversees voting certifications/grants; VA: Expanded benefits/reporting.
Overall: Boosts budgets for infrastructure (e.g., $70B+ to highways), research (e.g., carbon capture, cancer), but adds compliance burdens.
Citizens:
Higher energy/fuel costs from carbon tax (offset by low-income rebates and fuel tax repeal); improved school safety and voting access; enhanced cancer treatments and veteran support; worker aid for energy transitions.
Low-income households: Direct state grants proportional to fuel use.
International Relations:
Border adjustments may strain trade with high-emission countries (e.g., China, EU); presidential notifications encourage global emission cuts. Intelligence review could adjust Ukraine aid, affecting NATO/Russia dynamics.

Main Stakeholders Affected

Energy/Industrial Sectors: Fossil fuel producers, manufacturers (taxed/border-adjusted); displaced workers (retraining aid).
Consumers/Households: Low-income families (rebates); voters (primaries, holiday); parents/students (school doors).
Health/Research Community: Cancer patients (NCI funding); ALS veterans/spouses (benefits).
Government/Politics: Congress (fiscal commission, ethics rules); states (grants, voting compliance); agencies (new roles/funding).
Businesses: Financial institutions (anti-trafficking); veteran-owned small firms (contracts); exporters/importers (border taxes).
Defense/Communities: PFAS-affected areas (outreach); Ukraine allies (intelligence).
Broader Society: Taxpayers (holiday, infrastructure); trafficking victims (financial safeguards).

Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications

Legal: GHG tax upheld under Congress's taxing power (Article I), but border adjustments may face WTO disputes as trade barriers. CAA moratorium limits EPA authority (Endangerment Finding intact for non-GHG effects). Voting mandates could prompt state lawsuits over federal funding conditions (anti-commandeering concerns). School door rule enforceable via grants, not mandates.
Constitutional: Uniformity in taxation (carbon tax applies nationwide); equal protection in voting expansions; First Amendment scrutiny for ethics trading ban (insider trading prevention). Fiscal commission's expedited procedures resemble fast-track authority, raising separation-of-powers questions.
Political: Bipartisan intent (e.g., climate commission, fiscal panel) but polarizing elements like carbon tax (progressive revenue vs. conservative deregulation) and voting rules (expands access while restricting noncitizens). PFAS/ALS/veteran provisions likely consensual; election holiday and insider trading ban appeal across aisles but face implementation hurdles in divided Congress. Overall, promotes market-based climate action over regulation, potentially reducing litigation but increasing revenue volatility.

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Sponsor

Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

Recent Actions

2025-10-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
2025-10-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2025-10-24: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.

Bill Versions

Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act — issued 2025-10-24 — PDF (118 pages)