American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7865 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7865 To provide direct refunds to taxpayers for increased consumer costs attributable to tariffs imposed without congressional authorization. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2026 Mr. Cuellar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide direct refunds to taxpayers for increased consumer costs attributable to tariffs imposed without congressional authorization. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution vests exclusively in Congress the authority to lay and collect duties and tariffs. (2) Duties imposed pursuant to Presidential action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) without express congressional authorization resulted in increased consumer prices nationwide. (3) The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Economic Committee have estimated that total consumer costs attributable to such tariffs are approximately $231,350,000,000. (4) Congress has a responsibility to provide direct restitution to taxpayers for these unlawful cost increases, and to prioritize working families by excluding very high-income taxpayers and using the resulting savings to increase refunds for taxpayers raising children. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Covered tariffs.--The term ``covered tariffs'' means duties imposed pursuant to Presidential action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et