Bill sends $850–$1,700 checks to most U.S. citizens.
H.R. 9768 — Tariff Refund Act of 2026 · Filed by Haley Stevens (D-MI) · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives a one-time payment to U.S. citizens. The payment is $850 or $1,700, depending on how they file taxes. People must earn less than $200,000 to $400,000 per year to get the money. The IRS will send the payment to people's bank accounts quickly.
Who it affects
U.S. citizens who earn under $200,000 to $400,000 per year get the payment. Dependents do not get it. People in prison and estates do not get it.
One thing to notice
The bill calls this a tariff rebate. But it pays the same amount to every eligible person, no matter if they paid tariffs.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- dependents — People like children or relatives that someone else claims on their tax form.
- tariff — A tax the government puts on goods brought into the country.
- estates — Money and property left behind when a person dies.
- IRS — Internal Revenue Service. The government agency that collects taxes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,190 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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