As tariff revenue continues to shatter previous records, some of President Donald Trump’s key supporters in Congress are weighing sending rebate checks to American citizens in what could be an impactful way to sell the policy to voters.

As Trump continues to negotiate trade deals, including a deal with the European Union that is nearing completion, tariff revenue has soared to all-time highs. In July, revenue reached $28 billion, according to the Treasury Department’s “Customs and Certain Excise Taxes” data. 

The ever-increasing tariff revenues led Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. to sponsor a bill sending tariff rebate checks to American families.

If passed, the rebate check would amount to $600 per American adult or dependent, or $2,400 for a family of four. (RELATED: Back the Blue Budget: Wisconsin Republicans Beef Up Law Enforcement, Dems Say No)

Senator Hawley’s bill followed a similar suggestion by President Trump that the tariff revenue could go towards deficit reduction as well as a rebate check.

“We’re thinking about a little rebate. But the big thing we want to do is pay down debt. But we’re thinking about a rebate,” Trump said to reporters before leaving for a state visit to Scotland.

If a bill gets across the finish line, the rebate checks could prove to be a popular way to sell the Trump administration’s tariff policies. A Quinnipiac Poll found that 78 percent of Americans supported stimulus checks during the Covid-19 pandemic. (RELATED: Child Care Funding Compromise Reshapes Wisconsin’s Early Childhood Policy)

A slew of trade deals conducted with China and Japan, as well as a nearly complete trade deal with the European Union have helped make the case for tariffs after a market panic in the weeks following their introduction.