The white house is pushing for it, and majority leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday but congress didn't specify in the cares act that data from those programs could be used to send out the stimulus payments.
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PNG. But for millions of americans, including those on social security. Congress is set to return to their session tomorrow, while the house is not expected to return to.
The cares act in march authorized about $300 billion in stimulus checks to go directly to americans' bank accounts. As unemployment claims continue to rise, congress is considering a second round of stimulus checks. The latest stimulus talks ended in a stalemate when congress and the house of representatives both broke for their late summer recesses without coming to an agreement on the next stimulus bill.
That leaves it unclear whether additional stimulus payments to individuals will be part of congress's next coronavirus bill.
A second stimulus payment would mirror the initial round of checks, which was authorized in march by the one important change is how the updated stimulus bill treats dependents. Treasury secretary steven mnuchin on friday called on congress to work with the trump administration to pass additional stimulus legislation by the end of the month as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic left the trajectory of the economic recovery uncertain. Second stimulus check and unemployment update: A second round of stimulus payments isn't a done deal.