$600 tariff rebate checks for Americans proposed by GOP senator

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation on Monday to potentially give American citizens $600 checks covered by the revenue generated from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. 

In a Monday press release, Hawley’s office announced, “Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, legislation that would send rebate checks to working Americans following the historic revenue accrued through President Trump’s tariff policy.”

According to The New York Post, the United States has collected over $113 billion in tariff revenue in fiscal year 2025 as a result of the president’s successful tariff policies. The outlet noted that $27 billion in tariff revenue was collected in June, while Fox Business reported that roughly $28 billion in tariff revenue has been collected so far in July. 

Last week, Trump told reporters, “We have so much money coming in, we’re thinking about a little rebate. But the big thing we want to do is pay down debt. But we’re thinking about a rebate.”

As part of the American Worker Rebate Act that Hawley introduced on Monday, American families would be provided with a $600 check for up to $600 per adult and dependent child. As an example of the rebate checks for American families, Hawley’s office said an American family of four would receive $2,400.

“Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families’ savings and livelihoods,” Hawley said. “Like President Trump proposed, my legislation would allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that Trump’s tariffs are returning to this country.”

In Monday’s press release, Hawley’s office explained that the American Worker Rebate Act would provide rebate checks with “similar parameters” to the payments Congress approved for Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The press release also noted that the check payment amounts could be increased if the country’s tariff revenue exceeds the estimated projects for 2025 under Trump’s administration.