RELIEF Act
Sponsored By: Representative Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
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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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, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/29/2026
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
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