Was Stimulus Check 2 Approved By Senate

The senate on monday approved a 900 billion economic relief stimulus package that includes another round of direct stimulus payment checks to americans billions in funding to help struggling businesses and expansion of unemployment benefits funding for federal agencies through the fiscal year 2021 and extension of certain expiring tax provisions.

Was stimulus check 2 approved by senate. The senate approved it by voice vote almost immediately afterward and president donald trump signed it late friday. It is now confirmed that the senate will indeed approve a second stimulus check for 1 200 using the the same provisions that were outlined for the first 1 200 stimulus check that was approved. Boosting the new stimulus check amount to 2 000 is now in the senate s hands.

But the effort s future appears dim given that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked attempts to vote on the 2 000 stimulus checks approved by the house but resurrected the higher. The house on monday voted to bump the 600 stimulus payments in the just approved covid relief legislation to 2 000. Second stimulus check updates.

Ironically president donald trump who was impeached on wednesday and faces his second trial in the senate set serious discussions of a 2 000 stimulus check in motion when he initially. The house approved to boost stimulus checks to 2 000 trump claimed the senate will begin voting on the legislation several republican figures supported increasing the size of the payments. Senate where a handful of republicans have expressed support for larger direct payments for all americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky said both sides remain intent on.