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To establish the Tariff Trust Fund to be used for deficit reduction purposes, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes a Tariff Trust Fund in the U.S. Treasury to help reduce the federal deficit. When the United States maintains a budget deficit in consecutive fiscal years beginning in 2026, tariff revenues that exceed the amount collected in 2025 will be deposited into the fund. The money in the fund is transferred to the general Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction. The provision takes effect upon enactment and applies to tariff revenues collected beginning October 1, 2025.
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Top reported contributors to Nathaniel Moran’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $50,200
- DRAKE $13,200
- LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC. $9,900
- PELTIER AUTO GROUP $9,500
- CITIZENS 1ST BANK $7,100
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Actions (2)
- Sep 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To establish the Tariff Trust Fund to be used for deficit reduction purposes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Tariff Revenue Used to Secure Tomorrow Act” or “TRUST Act”.
SEC. 2. TARIFF TRUST FUND.
(a) Establishment.—There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Tariff Trust Fund” (in this section referred to as the “Fund”).
(b) Deposit of Funds.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the United States—
(1) maintains a budget deficit for any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026, and
(2) continues to maintain a budget deficit for the subsequent fiscal year, amounts collected from the imposition of duties under any provision of law for such subsequent fiscal year that are in excess of the amount collected from the imposition of duties under any provision of law for fiscal year 2025 shall be deposited in the Fund established by subsection (a).
(c) Use of Funds.—Amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection
(b) shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury and used only for deficit reduction.
(d) Effective Date.—This Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to amounts collected from the imposition of duties beginning on and after October 1, 2025. <all>
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