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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · D–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would repeal a tariff authority concerning trade discrimination by foreign countries and invalidate presidential proclamations based wholly or partly on it. It would require the President to arrange refunds of tariffs—taxes on imported goods—and other duties collected under actions using that authority. Refunds would cover collections before, on, or after enactment.
Repeal of authorities relating to trade discrimination by foreign countries; nullification of certain Presidential proclamations
Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) is hereby repealed and any Presidential proclamation promulgated in whole or in part pursuant to such section shall have no force or effect.
The President shall take such actions as may be necessary to provide for the refund of each tariff or other duty imposed and collected before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act by reason of the implementation of a Presidential proclamation or other action promulgated in whole or in part pursuant to section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338).
Section 1 would name the legislation the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act of 2026.
This Act may be cited as the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act of 2026.
Section 2(a) would repeal section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. It would also remove the legal effect of any presidential proclamation issued wholly or partly under that section, including proclamations that also rely on another authority.
Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) is hereby repealed and any Presidential proclamation promulgated in whole or in part pursuant to such section shall have no force or effect.
Section 2(b) would require the President to take the necessary steps to refund every tariff or other duty imposed and collected because of a proclamation or other action issued wholly or partly under section 338. This obligation would include amounts collected before, on, or after enactment.
The President shall take such actions as may be necessary to provide for the refund of each tariff or other duty imposed and collected before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act by reason of the implementation of a Presidential proclamation or other action promulgated in whole or in part pursuant to section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338).
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 14, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on August 27, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-14T08:05:30Z. 2026-08-27: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2026-08-27: Introduced in House
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