H.R. 3039: MARKET CHOICE Act
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H.R. 3039: MARKET CHOICE Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-07 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
MARKET CHOICE Act
Plain summary
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.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · 1 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] reported raising $8.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3039.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr3039 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117