Refund American consumers for increased costs caused by tariffs imposed without congressional authorization.

To direct the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury to refund American consumers for increased costs resulting from tariffs imposed without congressional authorization, and for other purposes.

Crockett introduced the Payback Act to require Treasury to refund consumers for tariff-related cost increases.

H.R. 7646 (IH) - Payback Act - BILLS-119hr7646ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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To direct the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury to refund American consumers for increased costs resulting from tariffs imposed without congressional authorization, and for other purposes.

Introduced the Payback Act to refund consumers for tariff-related costs caused by unauthorized tariffs.

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Ms. Crockett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Crockett introduced the Payback Act in the 119th Congress, but the official GovInfo record shows it remained at referral to Ways and Means rather than enactment.

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H.R. 7646 (IH) - Payback Act - BILLS-119hr7646ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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introduced The Payback Act, legislation directing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund American consumers

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Crockett’s office framed the bill as her direct legislative attempt to create consumer refunds for tariff-related costs.

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Rep. Crockett Introduces The Payback Act to Refund Americans for Trump’s Illegal Tariff Costs | Representative Crockett
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Held: IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Supreme Court supplied the legal premise for refund efforts by invalidating the IEEPA tariff authority, but this ruling did not itself establish broad consumer reimbursement.

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24-1287_4gcj.pdf
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But to date, consumers have received no refunds on the increased prices they paid

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, senators said the administration still had no plan to get tariff-cost refunds back to consumers who paid higher retail prices.

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Warren, Senators Press Trade Ambassador for Answers on Tariff Refunds for American Families
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FedEx has begun issuing refunds, including interest received from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FedEx reports some tariff refunds are being passed through to customers who directly bore IEEPA duty charges, indicating narrow partial consumer relief outside Crockett’s bill.

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FedEx | System Down
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refunds of duties plus interest of about $122 billion had been completed through the CAPE Refund component

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Lookback reporting based on a trade-court filing says large IEEPA refunds are flowing mainly through customs channels to importers, while additional phases and litigation remain open.

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Tariff refunds reach $122 billion as Customs opens a third claims phase | THE PEOPLE ARGUE
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