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H.R. 7615

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7615, the RELIEF Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 20, 2026 by Rep. Steven Horsford (D) with 42 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 7615 has 42 co-sponsors.

hb7615/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7615 IH: Restoring Economic Lifelines for Independent Enterprises and Family Businesses Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7615  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 20, 2026   Mr. Horsford  (for himself,  Mr. Thompson of California ,  Mr. Larson of Connecticut ,  Ms. Sewell ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Ms. Ross ,  Mr. Stanton ,  Ms. Stansbury ,  Mr. Amo ,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mrs. Fletcher ,  Ms. Scholten ,  Ms. Friedman , and  Mr. Neal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refund tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Restoring Economic Lifelines for Independent Enterprises and Family Businesses Act   or the   RELIEF Act  .
2.
Refund required
(a)
In general
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 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 take such steps as may be necessary to liquidate or reliquidate all entries with respect to which any amounts were collected on or after January 1, 2025, in the form of a tariff or other duty imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) and refund all such amounts to the importer of record.
(b)
No application required
The Commissioner shall carry out the liquidations and reliquidations required by subsection (a) without requiring any importer of record to file an application or protest to be eligible for the refunds required by such subsection, and shall use all information otherwise available to the Commissioner to calculate and disburse the amounts owed.
(c)
Entry defined
For purposes of this section, the term  entry  includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refund tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Steven Horsford (D) sponsors H.R. 7615, and 42 members have co-sponsored it, 15 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7615 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 20, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7615 has taken 2 actions since Feb 20, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 20, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 20, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 7615 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7615, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 7615 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • RELIEF Act — Display Title
  • RELIEF Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Restoring Economic Lifelines for Independent Enterprises and Family Businesses Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refund tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 7615 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.—Illinois11$30K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KEVIN CURTIN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7615 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7615’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

hr7615/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7615, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HORSFORD:H.R. 7615.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States[Page H2235]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com