Rep. Panetta authored and introduced the bipartisan Stop Global Tariffs Act, which eliminates President Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs while providing retroactive relief to importers harmed by his trade policies. This bill ... will refund importers who paid duties and prevent the President from reissuing similar tariffs.
Eliminate the most recent global tariffs, provide retroactive relief to importers harmed by them, and prevent the president from reissuing similar tariffs.
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Rep. Panetta authored and introduced the bipartisan Stop Global Tariffs Act, which eliminates President Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs while providing retroactive relief to importers harmed by his trade policies. This bill will refund importers who paid duties and prevent the President from reissuing similar tariffs.
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Washington, D.C. – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta authored and introduced the bipartisan Stop Global Tariffs Act, which eliminates President Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs while providing retroactive relief to importers harmed by his trade policies. This bill ... will refund importers who paid duties and prevent the President from reissuing similar tariffs.
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H.R. 2459 was introduced by Rep. Panetta and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means on 03/27/2025; the bill status remains Introduced.
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Washington, D.C. – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced the bipartisan Stop Global Tariffs Act, which eliminates President Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs while providing retroactive relief to importers harmed by his trade policies. This bill, which is being co-led by Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (CA-38), will refund importers who paid duties and prevent the President from reissuing similar tariffs.
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Panetta said the Supreme Court ruling against the Administration affirmed that Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority over trade, and he urged Congress to act so the President cannot reinstate the tariffs through other authorities.
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Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (Introduced 02/04/2026) ... Committees: House - Ways and Means ... Latest Action: House - 02/04/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. ... Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.
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On June 11, 2026, the Federal Circuit let the Trump administration keep enforcing its 10% worldwide tariff while legal challenges continue, so the tariff-removal goal remained blocked rather than delivered.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8228 as introduced by Rep. Jimmy Panetta and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 9, 2026. The introduced text would nullify Proclamation 11012 and any successor or substantially similar action, bar federal spending to carry it out, and require refunds of tariffs collected under that proclamation or a successor action.
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CBP issued importer guidance for USTR action imposing 10 percent to 12.5 percent tariffs on imports from sixty economies, effective for goods entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after July 24, 2026.
Assessments
Panetta authored and introduced legislation closely matching the promise, including H.R. 8228 to nullify the cited tariff proclamation, require importer refunds, and block similar successor actions. But the record shows only introduction and referral to Ways and Means, with no enactment, implemented retroactive relief, or binding restriction on presidential reissuance. Later evidence also indicates tariff collection continued while litigation proceeded. This is a serious legislative attempt, but the promised federal outcome has not been delivered.
Panetta did materially advance a bill matching the promise by authoring and introducing the Stop Global Tariffs Act and a related trade-powers measure, but the record shows introduction and referral only, with no committee passage, enactment, or implemented relief. The latest evidence also indicates the global tariffs were still being enforced as of June 11, 2026, so the promised repeal, retroactive importer relief, and anti-reissuance protection were not delivered.
Panetta authored and introduced legislation that substantially matches the promise: eliminating recent Trump global tariffs, refunding affected importers, and preventing similar tariffs from being reissued. However, the relevant bills remain introduced/referred only, with no enactment, passage, or completed tariff relief shown. Because this is a serious federal legislative attempt but the promised outcome has not been delivered, the correct adjudication is failure with effort credit.