Second Stimulus Check When Will Senate Vote
That effort was blocked by house.
Second stimulus check when will senate vote. According to senate rules while any one member can try to vote on a bill like the one passed by the house on monday any one member can also block that request. Since the 900 billion stimulus bill that includes the second stimulus check won t be altered the irs and us treasury will continue to deliver new payments through direct deposit physical checks. The house approved a 2 000 stimulus check package for americans on monday a significant increase from the 600 checks part of president donald trump s 900 billion covid 19 relief package signed.
According to senate rules while any one member can try to vote on a bill like the one passed by the house on monday any one member can also block that request. If the senate passes a stimulus package on august 12th t he house of representatives would vote on 13 august. Senate republicans on tuesday blocked senate minority leader chuck schumer s attempt to conduct a swift vote of a bill that would increase the size of stimulus checks to 2 000 in the.
A bill proposing increasing the approved 600 stimulus check for covid 19 relief to 2 000 is expected to be brought to a vote in the senate as early as tuesday after the house approved the. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell resisted a second round of stimulus checks for. Then the president will sign the bill on the 14th and the stimulus checks could be.
The republican led senate will vote today tuesday dec. 29 but isn t likely to approve the bigger amount. The bill to increase the direct payment to americans would be the second stimulus check since the covid 19 pandemic was declared in march.