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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextBy Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Slotkin, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Warner,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Peters, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Alsobrooks, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kim, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Gallego, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff, and Ms.
Duckworth):
S. 5390. A bill to terminate and refund certain duties imposed by the President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
S. 5390
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “End Trump's Tariff Tax
Act”.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF DUTIES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO FORCED
LABOR IMPORT PROHIBITION INVESTIGATION.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no duties imposed before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act pursuant to the investigations
described in subsection (b) shall have any force or effect on
or after that date.
(b) Investigations Described.—The investigations described
in this subsection are investigations—
(1) conducted pursuant to title III of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) with respect to the alleged
failure of various countries to impose and effectively
enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced
with forced labor; and
(2) notice of action with respect to which was published in
the Federal Register on July 28, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 47318).
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.—Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2132) is repealed.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents for the
Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 122.
(c) Conforming Amendment.—Section 127(b) of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2137(b)) is amended, in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “(and from any
action under section 122(c))”.
(d) Effective Date; Termination of Duties.—
(1) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on August 1, 2026.
(2) Termination of duties.—Any duties imposed under
section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the
enactment of this Act shall have no force or effect on or
after that date.
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE DUTIES IN RESPONSE TO
DISCRIMINATION BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.—Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1338) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 337(m) of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(m)) is amended by striking “and
sections 338 and 340”.
(c) Effective Date; Termination of Duties.—
(1) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on August 1, 2026.
(2) Termination of duties.—Any duties imposed under
section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 before the date of the
enactment of this Act shall have no force or effect on or
after that date.
SEC. 5. REFUND OF DUTIES.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law,
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall,
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, automatically refund, with interest, to each
importer of an article with respect to which a duty described
in subsection (b) was collected during the period specified
in subsection (c) all such duties paid by the importer with
respect to the article.
(b) Duties Described.—A duty described in this subsection
is a duty imposed before the date of the enactment of this
Act—
(1) pursuant to an investigation described in section 2(b);
(2) under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2132); or
(3) under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1338).
(c) Period Specified.—The period specified in this
subsection is—
(1) in the case of a duty described in paragraph (1) of
subsection (b), the period beginning on July 23, 2026, and
ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) in the case of a duty described in paragraph (2) or (3)
of that subsection, the period beginning on August 1, 2026,
and ending on such date of enactment.
(d) Reliquidation Authority.—In the case of an entry that
was liquidated before the date of the enactment of this Act
of an article subject to a duty described in subsection (b)
that was collected during the period specified in subsection
(c), the Commissioner shall reliquidate the entry at the rate
of duty applicable to the article in the absence of any duty
described in subsection (b) in order to pay a refund required
under subsection (a).
(e) Prioritization of Small Businesses.—The Commissioner
shall, to the extent practicable, prioritize the payment of
refunds under subsection (a) to small business concerns.
(f) No Request or Documentation Required.—In carrying out
this section, the Commissioner may not require an importer to
make an explicit request for a refund under subsection (a) or
to submit documentation in order to receive such a refund.
(g) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Enter; entry.—The terms “enter” and “entry”
include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
(2) Small business concern.—The term “small business
concern” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Welch, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Booker):
S.J. Res. 213. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media”; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
S.J. Res. 213
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress
disapproves the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security
relating to “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission
and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic
Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign
Information Media” (91 Fed. Reg. 44976 (July 17, 2026)), and
such rule shall have no force or effect.