# 119-hr-7646: Payback Act

119-hr-7646, Payback Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7646
- Congress: 119
- Title: Payback Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Refund consumers for unlawful emergency tariffs**. This bill would direct the Treasury to return to American consumers the added costs tied to tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that later are found to lack congressional authorization.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Refunds for unlawful presidential tariffs: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Treasury would refund consumers for higher costs tied to certain tariffs later found to lack congressional authorization. "Covered tariffs" would mean duties imposed by presidential proclamations or executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that courts l…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5174: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7646 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7646)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5174: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the tit…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5174)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7646 (as of 2026-04-21).