{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-resolution-condemning-united-nations-attempt", "Congressman Biggs Introduces Resolution Condemning the United Nations\u2019 Attempt to Impose Global Shipping Tax", "2025-10-17", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a resolution condemning the United Nations (UN) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) for proposing a global tax on shipping emissions. The UN-backed \u201cNet-Zero Framework\u201d under consideration by the IMO would impose a global tax or levy on maritime shipping emissions and funnel the proceeds into a centralized international fund. This proposal would undermine American sovereignty, raise costs on U.S. consumers, and empower unaccountable international bureaucrats to dictate American trade policy.\n\nCongressman Biggs\u2019s resolution:\n\nCondemns the proposed global carbon tax as illegitimate and harmful to national sovereignty;\n\nOpposes any international attempts to impose global taxes, tariffs, or levies on U.S. companies or consumers;\n\nCalls on the President to direct U.S. representatives at the IMO to vote against and oppose any such tax;\n\nAffirms that no American-flagged vessel or company may be taxed by an international body without congressional consent;\n\nUrges reciprocal U.S. action, including tariffs or restrictions, against nations that enforce or benefit from such a tax; and\n\nReaffirms America\u2019s commitment to free enterprise, energy independence, and the protection of U.S. industries from global overreach.\n\n\u201cThe corrupt, globalist United Nations has no authority to tax the American people or our industries,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cThis proposal is an outrageous attempt by unelected elites to impose economic burdens on sovereign nations under the guise of climate policy. President Trump\u2019s America First policies put the prosperity and independence of our nation above globalist agendas, and Congress must make clear that the United States will never surrender its sovereignty to unelected multinational institutions. We will always defend our right to self-governance.\u201d\n\nCosponsors of the resolution include: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX).\n\nBreitbart covered the resolution here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-resolution-condemning-united-nations-attempt"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.006375230848789, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}