The House on Monday passed legislation that would increase the amount of direct payments in the recently signed coronavirus relief package from $600 to $2,000.
The bill passed in a 275-134 vote, with support from 44 Republicans. It needed a two-thirds majority under the procedures that were used for consideration.
The measure faces an uphill battle in the GOP-controlled Senate. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, said last week that he didn’t think a bill to increase the stimulus checks to $2,000 could pass in the upper chamber
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531883-house-passes-bill-boosting-stimulus-checks-to-2000
The House on Monday passed legislation that would increase the amount of direct payments in the recently signed coronavirus relief package from $600 to $2,000.
The bill passed in a 275-134 vote, with support from 44 Republicans. It needed a two-thirds majority under the procedures that were used for consideration.
The measure faces an uphill battle in the GOP-controlled Senate. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, said last week that he didn’t think a bill to increase the stimulus checks to $2,000 could pass in the upper chamber
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531883-house-passes-bill-boosting-stimulus-checks-to-2000
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