RELIEF Act
Sponsored By: Representative Horsford
Introduced
Summary
Would automatically refund tariffs and duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on or after January 1, 2025 to importers of record. The bill would require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate those entries and disburse refunds within 90 days after enactment. Refunds would be automatic and would not require any importer application or protest. The Commissioner would use CBP’s existing information to calculate and pay amounts, would treat withdrawals from warehouse for consumption as entries, and would override conflicting laws as needed to meet the deadline.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic tariff refunds for importers
If enacted, importers of record would receive refunds of any tariff or duty collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The refunds would apply to amounts collected on or after January 1, 2025. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would have to reliquidate those entries and pay refunds without requiring importers to file a claim or protest. CBP would have to complete liquidations and refunds within 90 days after enactment. For this rule, "entry" would include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Horsford
NV • D
Cosponsors
Bynum
OR • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Carter (LA)
LA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Ross
NC • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Stanton
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Fletcher
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Scholten
MI • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Amo
RI • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Whitesides
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Menefee
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Hoyle (OR)
OR • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
McGarvey
KY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Cuellar
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Ansari
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Walkinshaw
VA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Goldman (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Dean (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Leger Fernandez
NM • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Latimer
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Sykes
OH • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Harder (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Dexter
OR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Morrison
MN • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
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