Senate Vote On 2nd Stimulus Bill
Congress had settled on smaller 600 payments in a compromise over the big year end relief bill trump reluctantly signed into law.
Senate vote on 2nd stimulus bill. 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. Will there be another chance soon. Mitch mcconnell objects to a senate vote on the 2 000 stimulus checks for the third day running on thursday.
Josh hawley r mo on thursday introduced legislation to provide a second round of stimulus checks to most americans as negotiations on a larger coronavirus relief package struggle to reach a. Mcconnell admits that the bill to increase stimulus checks to 2 000 has no. Here s what to know.
Senate republicans on wednesday blocked a house passed bill to increase the amount of recently passed stimulus checks from 600 to 2 000 marking the second day the legislation has hit roadblocks. House passes bill to increase aid payments to 2 000 senate vote uncertain after months of back and forth and confusion on whether american s would receive a second stimulus check and for how much the house has passed a bill to increase payments to 2 000 according to cbs news. Mcconnell announced tuesday october 13 that.
With democrats and republicans unable to agree on a second round of stimulus senate republicans introduced the delivering immediate relief to america s families schools and small businesses act. The second stimulus check for a maximum of 2 000 per qualified adult. The senate didn t vote to increase the size of the payment to 2 000.