Work to ensure corporations receiving tariff refunds pass relief on to consumers and stop tariffs that continue to drive up prices.

Gabe Vasquez · New Mexico · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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I urge your agencies to work across the Administration and use every tool available to ensure these corporations pass this relief on to consumers.

Vasquez urged Treasury and Customs and Border Protection to ensure companies receiving tariff refunds pass relief on to consumers and to stop additional tariffs that raise prices.

tariffs-letter.pdf
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Evidence

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AP reported that some shippers, including FedEx, UPS and DHL, have started returning tariff refunds to customers who directly paid them, while about $100 billion had been refunded to companies through CBP. The report also said most large retailers passed tariff costs on indirectly or absorbed them, making consumer refunds unlikely, and that more than 80 class-action suits had been filed but not certified.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent lookback reporting shows some private refund pass-through is happening through shippers, but there is no broad delivered federal mechanism ensuring corporations pass tariff refunds to consumers; the consumer-relief problem remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term

Did you pay tariffs last year? You might be due a refund from FedEx or UPS
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Gabe Vasquez as sponsor of H.R.2802, introduced April 9, 2025 and referred to House Ways and Means the same day. The bill text would create a 2025 refundable credit equal to 10 percent of individual federal income tax liability, subject to income limits of $100,000 or $200,000 for joint filers. Congress.gov shows the bill status as Introduced, not passed or enacted.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Vasquez took concrete legislative action to offset tariff-driven costs for consumers, but the bill has not advanced beyond referral and does not by itself require corporations receiving tariff refunds to pass them on.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2802 - Tax Relief from Tariffs and High Costs Act
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Vasquez sponsored H.R.2802 in April 2025 during his current House term, which is a concrete legislative attempt to give consumers tariff-related tax relief. However, Congress.gov still lists the bill as only introduced and referred to Ways and Means, with no passage or enactment. The bill also does not itself create a broad mechanism requiring corporations that receive tariff refunds to pass those refunds to consumers, and available reporting indicates no federal outcome has broadly ensured consumer pass-through or stopped the tariffs driving prices. Because there was a serious but unsuccessful legislative effort, the promise is not delivered but merits an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%