Stimulus Check Increase Senate Vote Date
Trump once again called for its 600 stimulus checks to be boosted to 2 000 per person.
Stimulus check increase senate vote date. The bill to increase the direct payment to americans would be the second stimulus check since the covid 19 pandemic was declared in march. It was passed by the house on a bipartisan 275 134 vote. House of representatives voted to pass a bill to.
The house of representatives passed the cash act pdf on dec. The senate did not take up whether to increase the 600 stimulus check payments that president donald trump demanded be raised to 2 000. Meanwhile sanders has pledged to delay the senate s vote to override trump s veto of the critical defense spending package unless mcconnell holds a.
Now congress will not reconvene until sunday to end the. On december 28 the u s. Yet in signing the bill mr.
The house of representatives on monday passed a measure to increase stimulus checks to 2 000 after the president championed the effort sending the bill to the senate where its future has been. Let s vote now hawley tweeted on december 29. As it stands now most americans making less than 75 000 a year will receive a 600 check 1 200 for couples making under 150 000 a year.
If the proposal to increase stimulus checks to 2 000 is signed the overall cost of the stimulus bill would go from 900 billion to 1 36 trillion according to house data released on monday. Cnn senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on tuesday blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus payments from 600 to 2 000 though the legislation could be voted.