Second Stimulus Check Bill Vote
Next the senate is expected to vote on the increased stimulus checks on tuesday.
Second stimulus check bill vote. On monday the house voted to increase the amount of the second stimulus checks to 2 000 and the measure passed by a two thirds majority it then went to the senate where on tuesday senate. Aides reportedly convinced him that making such demands would jeopardize a stimulus bill the washington post reported. With prospects of a second stimulus check before joe biden is in the white house come 20 january waning.
On monday evening congress voted to pass the covid 19 economic relief bill that will provide 600 stimulus checks for an estimated 160 million americans. 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. The house voted monday to increase the second round of federal direct payments to 2 000 as democrats embrace president donald trump s calls to put more money in americans pockets.
A vote on the new stimulus package could come soon. Last week trump called for more money than they re talking about in stimulus checks as large as 1 200 or 2 000 per person. The checks will amount to 600 for each qualifying adult and child half the amount of the 1 200 checks sent out earlier this year.
On december 28 the u s. 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. However the bill s future remains unclear as the gop controlled senate already weary of more government spending.