Bill would stop and refund certain tariffs the President set
S. 5390 — A bill to terminate and refund certain duties imposed by the President, and for other purposes. · Filed by Chuck Schumer (D-NY) · 29 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would end certain tariffs that the President put in place. It would also refund money collected from those tariffs. The bill does not say which tariffs it covers. It does not explain how refunds would work.
Who it affects
People who buy things would pay less if tariffs end. Companies that import goods would pay less in tariffs. Workers in industries protected by tariffs could lose jobs.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which tariffs it would stop or how refunds would work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
29 cosponsors: 28 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tariffs — Taxes the government puts on goods brought in from other countries.
- refund — Money paid back to someone.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 16, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 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 2026-09-18.
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