Second Stimulus Package 2020 Senate
House of representatives voted to pass a bill to increase the 600 stimulus checks to 2 000 with the bill receiving the needed two thirds majority of the members voting.
Second stimulus package 2020 senate. The legislation which passed in the house authorizes 600 stimulus. There s a theoretical chance that the new congress could bring up a bill to increase the 600 second stimulus check to 2 000 during trump s final days in office with the irs and us treasury. President donald trump signed on sunday evening a 900 billion pandemic relief bill into law that includes enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments.
There still remains the possibility of a second stimulus check of a maximum amount of 1 200 per adult. On december 28 the u s. Breaking down the 900b stimulus package and 1 4t omnibus bill.
To immediately get to work on the next economic stimulus package as soon as president elect biden takes office first published on december 9 2020 3 00 pm. It is not clear how the house and senate will act. The legislation offers a wide range of help both for individuals and for struggling elements of the economy from mass.
The senate on monday night approved a 2 3 trillion covid 19 relief bill and sent it to president trump for his signature. The economic relief package will issue payments of 600 and distribute a federal unemployment benefit of 300. While we closely follow the situation read on for more information about the 2 000 stimulus check amount the figure was advanced by a number of democrats in mid 2020 the scenarios that could.