Refund money collected from President Trump's illegal tariffs to the regular people and small businesses who paid them.

The President abused his power to make a complete mess of our trade systems, and regular people and small businesses paid the price, and I think the money collected from these illegal tariffs should go back into their pockets.

Smith said money collected from Trump's illegal tariffs should be returned to the people and small businesses who paid it.

Press Releases - Senator Tina Smith
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In the lookback window, the report says Treasury was sending large tariff-refund payments to companies, including $6.5 million to Basic Fun, about 95% of its claim. It also reports CBP said on June 9 that it had paid $23 billion and planned to transmit $40 billion by the end of June, out of $166 billion owed to about 330,000 eligible companies.

Latest lookback evidence shows concrete partial delivery: many companies, including a toy business, were receiving refunds, but not all owed money had been paid and the process was still ongoing.

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US tariff refunds rush into company accounts ahead of deadline this week: 'Never thought this day would come'
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AP reports that businesses big and small had started receiving refunds after the Supreme Court ruling. CBP had accepted $85 billion in refund applications by May 22 and directed Treasury to issue $20.6 billion, while the administration planned to appeal a ruling that all importers of record were entitled to refunds.

Refunds were underway before the lookback window, but the administration appeal and phased handling left full repayment unresolved. The article also indicates consumer relief depended on companies voluntarily passing refunds through.

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Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds
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The Supreme Court held that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, affirmed the V.O.S. Selections judgment, and described the challengers as small businesses and states contesting reciprocal and drug-trafficking tariffs.

Official court decision invalidated the IEEPA tariff authority, creating the legal basis for refunds, but the opinion did not itself complete refunds to regular people or all affected businesses.

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Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026)
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AP reports CBP was handling refund claims in phases and focusing first on payments that were not finalized before the Supreme Court decision. It also says more than 1,000 companies had filed lawsuits to recoup tariff costs, and some smaller companies had received only partial repayments so far.

The mechanics show incomplete delivery: refunds were limited and phased, older liquidated entries were more complicated, and some companies still needed litigation or further processing.

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Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds
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The report says Senate Democrats introduced the Tariff Refund Act of 2026 to require CBP to refund affected importers, prioritizing small business concerns, after the Supreme Court ruling. It says the bill was led by Sens. Ron Wyden, Ed Markey, and Jeanne Shaheen with 19 other Senate Democrats.

Legislation aligned with the commitment was introduced, but this source does not show enactment or name Tina Smith as a sponsor; it is supporting context for unresolved legislative delivery rather than proof of her individual action.

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Senate Dems move to force Trump admin to pay back $175B in tariff refunds with new bill
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