Americans may receive $1,745 payment after Trump promised to give money to almost everyone in America – here’s when it could hit your bank

The $1,745 number is widely understood to come from estimates of how much tariffs may have increased consumer costs for households, not from an approved refund or stimulus payment.

In February 2026, the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs struck down certain tariffs imposed under emergency-powers authority, creating legal uncertainty around how collected tariffs should be handled.