Coronavirus stimulus checks of $1,000 for every adult AND child proposed by four GOP Senators in new bill
GOP senators have proposed stimulus checks of $1,000 for both adults and children.
Senators Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines, Mitt Romney, and Marco Rubio proposed the Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act, as a second stimulus package is up for debate in
"This is about putting more money in the hands of Montana families who are struggling to get by because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Daines, Senator of said in a statement.
The bill would give a family of four $600 more than the CARES Act.
Under the CARES Act, adults were given $1,200 , with an additional $500 per child.
The Republicans' newest bill however, would give Americans less money than a Democrat-backed HEROES Act, which was passed in the House in May.
Under the ' $3trillion proposal, both adults and kids would receive $1,200 – with a cap of $6,000 per family.
Another Republican-backed stimulus package – offering the same $1,200 for adults and $500 for children as the first round of checks.
“As we consider additional relief measures, we should prioritize families by providing them with resources to help with the extra expenses they face as a result of COVID-19," Republican Rep. of Romney said in a statement.
The Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act would also close a loophole in the first round of stimulus checks, that excluded adult dependents – like college students and some people with disabilities – from getting the money.
Checks would only go to those with Social Security numbers, however – meaning that foreign nationals and those who have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), but not an SSN, would not get the payout.
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recently said that a second round of emergency payments "may go higher" than the first.
"We're going to see it may go higher than that, actually," Trump told when asked if the first wave was enough for Americans.