Congress Update On Stimulus Bill

Congress is trying to finish work on a full year 1 4 trillion spending bill by then with pandemic relief attached.

Congress update on stimulus bill. But that is changing. The current temporary funding bill for the federal government runs out dec. President elect joe biden on monday asked congress to pass a new covid 19 stimulus package and provide millions of americans with immediate relief amid the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate republicans and democrats have finalized a deal on a new covid 19 stimulus and omnibus paving the way for a likely vote on monday though they will need to pass another stopgap bill first. The house will likely pass the cash act to boost. 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.

Top leaders from both parties in congress are near a deal for covid relief of less than 900 billion including direct stimulus payments but leaving out state and local aid according to two. Even when hundreds of thousands of americans have died and continue to die in the middle of a raging pandemic corporate interests come first for both democrat and republican politicians alike. The new stimulus bill is a clear marker of how vastly out of touch congress and the corporate elite are with the dire reality for working class people.

Live updates and us reaction on 1 january 2021 as donald trump signs 900bn coronavirus relief bill and house approves 2 000 second stimulus check. The latest stimulus bill from congress which passed on december 21 2020 includes some significant updates including new funding. Now that the package has been passed democrats will introduce a new bill that will increase the amount of the stimulus checks from 600 to 2 000.