Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is proposing that American families directly benefit from the billions pouring into federal coffers through President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies by receiving rebate checks of up to $600 per person.

The Missouri senator unveiled legislation this week that would return some of the record-breaking tariff revenue to taxpayers. Under the plan, families could receive $600 for each adult and child, with a family of four receiving $2,400. The rebates would follow the same income-based phase-out structure as the 2020 COVID-era stimulus checks: single earners making over $75,000 and joint filers earning more than $150,000 would see reduced payments.

“Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families’ savings and livelihoods,” Hawley said in a statement. “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.”

The proposal comes amid surging tariff revenue. According to the Treasury Department, Trump-era duties have generated $28 billion in July alone — bringing the 2025 total to nearly $150 billion. At this pace, the administration is on track to hit its long-stated goal of $300 billion in annual tariff revenue.

Trump himself has recently floated the idea of returning some of that money to the public.

“We’re thinking about a little rebate,” the former president told reporters last week. “But the big thing we want to do is pay down debt. But we’re thinking about a rebate.”

Hawley’s proposal, however, has drawn skepticism from Democrats and economists who argue that tariffs function as hidden taxes on consumers. They point out that import duties typically raise prices on goods, meaning American families already bear the cost of these policies at the checkout counter.

Still, Hawley argues that the rebates could help neutralize those effects, effectively giving Americans a share of the funds generated by the administration’s economic strategy.

Not every family is guaranteed a full rebate, and the amount could vary based on final tariff revenues. If collections exceed expectations, rebate checks could be larger than $600 per person, according to the legislation’s framework.

The bill faces an uncertain path in a divided Senate.

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