To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations for the payment of refunds for tariffs invalidly assessed using authorities provided by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to entities that demonstrably lower consumer prices, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7822 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7822 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations for the payment of refunds for tariffs invalidly assessed using authorities provided by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to entities that demonstrably lower consumer prices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mr. Mrvan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations for the payment of refunds for tariffs invalidly assessed using authorities provided by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to entities that demonstrably lower consumer prices, and for other purposes. 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 ``Tariff Relief for Consumers Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) President Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA) in many sectors raised prices for consumers and imposed additional costs on businesses. (2) Research has shown that consumers have shouldered up to 96 percent of the burden of the IEEPA tariffs, meaning companies have passed the increased costs in their supply chains due to tariffs on to consumers in the form of higher prices. (3) Given the Supreme Court's holding in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the tariffs imposed by President Trump under IEEPA are unlawful, the Administration must ensure that consumers, not just large corporations, are the ones who receive relief f