Guam Delegate James Moylan is urging the U.S. Treasury Department to guarantee that Guam and all U.S. territories are fully included in a proposed federal tariff rebate that could provide up to $2,000 per household.
Moylan and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández, who co-chair the Congressional Territories and Commonwealths Caucus, pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for assurances that any rebate Congress approves would apply equally to residents of Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The rebate proposal, funded through revenue from the nation’s new tariff structure, would require congressional action. Moylan said families in Guam are directly affected by tariff-related price increases and must receive relief on the same basis as mainland households.
“Guam families already face some of the highest costs in the country,” Moylan said. “If Congress is going to use tariff revenue to provide relief to the American people, then Guam consumers deserve their fair share. Period.”
Moylan said territorial inclusion must be secured before legislation advances. “We’re making it clear now: if federal tariff revenues are going to fund rebate checks for American families, then our families must be included from day one.”
He noted that Guam has not seen a federal payout of this kind since pandemic stimulus programs and said equal treatment is essential. “When Guam is part of this rebate, it’s acknowledgment from Washington that our people are Americans, equal and deserving.”
Hernández said the caucus was formed to bring bipartisan attention to issues affecting Puerto Rico and the territories and to ensure federal programs reach “every corner of the United States.”
The caucus is calling on Treasury for swift clarification as congressional discussions on the rebate continue.
Treasury has not yet issued a response.