Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act of 2026

This bill, known as the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act of 2026, seeks to eliminate specific trade authorities. It proposes to repeal section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 , which empowers the President to impose tariffs or other duties in response to trade discrimination by foreign countries. As a direct consequence, all Presidential proclamations issued under this section would be immediately nullified and lose all force or effect. Additionally, the legislation includes a critical provision for retroactive application , requiring the President to facilitate the refund of all tariffs or duties previously imposed and collected under these now-nullified proclamations. This ensures that any duties paid under the repealed authority would be reimbursed to those who paid them.