Bill gives tax money back and cuts immigration spending.
H.R. 10494 — American Tariff Rebate Act · Filed by Valerie Foushee (D-NC) · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a one-time tax credit for 2026. Eligible people get $2,000 each, or $4,000 if married, plus $600 per child. The government will send advance payments in 2025. The bill cuts the estate tax exemption from $15 million to $10 million. It permanently cancels $91.55 billion in immigration enforcement money.
Who it affects
Households earning under certain income limits get direct cash payments. People with large estates pay more in taxes. Border and detention operations lose $91.55 billion in funding.
One thing to notice
The bill gives tax credits to households and permanently stops $91.55 billion in immigration enforcement spending.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tax credit — Money the government gives back to people when they file taxes.
- estate tax exemption — The amount of money a person can leave to heirs without paying tax.
- immigration enforcement — Government work to patrol borders and hold people in detention.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (18,778 characters) on Sep 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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