Will A Stimulus Bill Pass Before Christmas
Legislators put stimulus checks in a new relief package but getting payments to people before christmas would take a strong push from the treasury department.
Will a stimulus bill pass before christmas. The house passed the cash act on dec. Here president donald trump s name appears on the coronavirus economic assistance checks that were sent to citizens across the country on april 29. See our chart below for some possible timelines for a second stimulus check.
Coronavirus relief will likely be one of the first things on the agenda when the president elect takes office in january 2021. 28 2020 a bill that would have amended the dec. House democrats passed their doomed 3 trillion heroes act in may but republicans concerned by mounting debt blocked the deal and proposed a 1 trillion counter offer which also failed to gain.
If democrats and republicans have a breakthrough and approve a bill before congress thanksgiving break americans could receive their stimulus checks by late december in time for christmas. The chamber passed the cash act on dec. Congress must act fast to deliver a bill before the new year.
If a stimulus deal isn t reached before the christmas break it ll be up to the new congress to act on it and that s unlikely to happen before the january 5 georgia senate runoff elections. 28 2020 a bill that would have amended the dec. And if no bill passes at all by the time biden takes up the presidency here are the stimulus measures biden could take.
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