H.R. 5153 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Ways and Means, Sep 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryDirects extra tariff revenue to reduce federal deficit
This bill creates a special fund in the Treasury for certain tariff money. If the federal government is running a budget deficit (spending more than it takes in) for two years in a row starting in 2026, then any tariff revenue collected above what was collected in 2025 gets put into this fund. That money can only be used to pay down the nation's debt.
How it affects you
This is a mechanism for handling federal finances rather than something that directly changes most people's daily lives. However, it could indirectly affect you if it changes how tariff revenues are used overall, though the summary doesn't spell out those specific effects on individuals.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 4, 2025)
Tariff Revenue Used to Secure Tomorrow Act or TRUST Act
This bill establishes the Tariff Trust Fund within the Treasury and requires certain revenues collected from duties (e.g., tariffs) to be deposited into the fund and used for deficit reduction.
If the federal government maintains a budget deficit for any fiscal year beginning with FY2026 and continues to maintain a budget deficit for the subsequent fiscal year, the bill requires amounts collected from the imposition of duties for the subsequent fiscal year that exceed the amounts collected from duties for FY2025 to be deposited into the fund established by this bill.
Any amounts deposited into the fund must be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury and may only be used for deficit reduction.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5153
A BILL
TRUST Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1) · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 4, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.”