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bon emissions, creating an unprecedented global taxation 
system on trade and transportation; 
Whereas such a tax constitutes an attempt by a global body 
to impose direct economic costs on private industry and 
sovereign nations without representation, violating the 
principle of ‘‘no taxation without representation’’; 
Whereas the United States, under the Trump Administration, 
firmly opposed similar international carbon tax schemes 
and reaffirmed that American energy and trade policy 
must be decided by elected officials accountable to the 
American people, not by unaccountable global bureau-
crats; 
Whereas the imposition of a global shipping tax would in-
crease the cost of transporting goods worldwide, raise 
consumer prices, and reduce the competitiveness of 
American producers and exporters; 
Whereas such measures would undermine United States en-
ergy independence, hinder free and fair trade, and threat-
en the prosperity of American workers in the shipping, 
manufacturing, and energy sectors; and 
Whereas the United States retains full sovereignty over its 
own taxation, trade, and emissions policies and will not 
cede that authority to international organizations or for-
eign governments: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the proposed United Nations and 
International 
Maritime 
Organization 
‘‘Net-Zero 
Framework’’ as an illegitimate attempt to impose a 
global carbon tax that would erode national sov-
ereignty and harm American economic interests; 
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(2) opposes any attempt by international orga-
nizations to impose global taxes, tariffs, or levies on 
American companies, workers, or consumers; 
(3) calls upon the President of the United 
States to instruct United States representatives at 
the International Maritime Organization to vote 
against any global emissions tax proposal and to op-
pose any related enforcement mechanisms; 
(4) affirms that no American-flagged vessel or 
United States shipping company shall be subject to 
taxation, fees, or penalties imposed by any inter-
national body without the consent of Congress; 
(5) urges the administration to consider recip-
rocal measures, including tariffs or restrictions, 
against nations or entities that attempt to enforce or 
benefit from such a global tax on American com-
merce; 
(6) reaffirms the United States commitment to 
free enterprise, energy independence, and the protec-
tion of American jobs and industries from unfair 
global regulation; and 
(7) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit 
a copy of this resolution to the President, the Sec-
retary of State, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of 
Transportation, the United States Ambassador to 
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the United Nations, and the United States delega-
tion to the International Maritime Organization. 
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