Second Stimulus Package 2020 Usa Passed

Congress in december 2020 included aid to foreign countries while giving americans 600 relief checks.

Second stimulus package 2020 usa passed. The house of representatives passed the cash act pdf on dec. President trump has signed a major legislative package that includes coronavirus relief and government spending for the next fiscal year. 28 to authorize a 2 000 second stimulus payment for every qualifying adult and dependent but it hasn t been picked up for a vote in.

The bill that passed yesterday is being called the heroes act 2 0 and includes 600 federal unemployment benefits and aid for restaurants and airlines. President donald trump signed on sunday evening a 900 billion pandemic relief bill into law that includes enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments. 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.

Updated dec 30 2020. Over the last six months lawmakers in the capitol have struggled to agree on a second large scale stimulus package to help americans survive the economic fallout of the pandemic. On december 28 the u s.

The economic relief package will issue payments of 600 and distribute a federal unemployment benefit of 300 for at least 10 weeks. The coronavirus relief package passed by u s. The democrats originally proposed this bill.