H.R. 5153

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5153 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5153

To establish the Tariff Trust Fund to be used for deficit reduction 
purposes, and for other purposes.

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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

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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.
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