Americans could receive $1,745 after Donald Trump’s promise – here’s when it could hit your bank

Instead, what’s now being discussed looks more like a refund than a dividend.

As per estimates from the Joint Economic Committee Democrats, American consumers paid approximately $231 billion in tariff-related costs between February 2025 and January 2026. Broken down, that equals about $1,745 per family, fueling the argument that citizens could be reimbursed for those added expenses.