DeLauro, Mrvan Introduce Tariff Relief for Consumers Act

WASHINGTON —Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement regarding her introduction of the Tariff Relief for Consumers Act, which is cosponsored by Representative Frank Mrvan: 

“President Trump’s tariffs raised prices, with each American family paying nearly $1,700 extra last year for everything from coffee to kitchen cabinets,” said Congresswoman DeLauro. “During a cost of living crisis, this was like pouring gasoline on the fire. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that these tariffs were illegal, big corporations will be lining up for refunds. But it was the American people who paid up to 96 percent of the cost of these tariffs, and they are the ones who deserve to be made whole. The Tariff Relief for Consumers Act would require companies that receive more than $5 million in refunds to provide an equal amount of refunds directly to consumers, on products such as groceries, infant formula, and hygiene products. It would also protect small businesses who were squeezed by larger companies that took advantage of supply disruptions to raise prices. President Trump has made the cost of living crisis worse--it is time for Congress to give the American people the relief they deserve, and refund his illegal tariffs.” 

Congressman Mrvan stated, “Proud to join Rep. DeLauro in introducing the Tariff Relief for Consumers Act to help alleviate rising costs that are harming families, small businesses, and our economy.  I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to ensure that any efforts to provide relief from IEEPA tariffs benefit working families and all those struggling with increased grocery, utility, and medical costs.”

The Tariff Relief for Consumers Act would establish a program requiring companies receiving more than $5 million in tariff refunds, as a condition of receiving the refund, to take steps to provide relief at the register for consumers (e.g., discounts or rebates) by an amount equal to the tariff refunds they received, while prohibiting them from funneling tariff refund dollars into stock buybacks and dividend distributions until they have provided relief to consumer. 

The legislation Includes a small business exception for companies that made less than $10 million in revenue in 2025 to ensure small businesses can recover fully from the impact of the IEEPA tariffs. 

It is endorsed by the National Consumers League, Consumer World, Consumer Action, and Consumer Federation of America. 

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