House Passes Measure to Boost Stimulus Checks to $2,000

House lawmakers in both parties voted Monday to increase the amount of money provided in a new round of federal stimulus checks, agreeing with a request from President Trump to bolster direct payments aimed at helping individuals and families during the pandemic.

The measure would provide $2,000 to individuals and $4,000 for couples, which is significantly higher than the $600 for individuals and $1,200 for couples provided in a relief measure Congress passed this month.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, has not signaled whether he will bring up the House bill, but it’s unlikely to win much GOP support because it does not include new offers and would simply add to the deficit.

Trump signed the coronavirus aid package and government funding bill Sunday but sent it back to Congress with a request to bolster the checks to $2,000 and rescind some of the spending. The $900 billion package was bundled with a $1.4 trillion measure that funds the government through fiscal 2021. (Read more from “House Passes Measure to Boost Stimulus Checks to $2,000” HERE)

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