To protect stimulus checks from garnishment and fees and from being used as an offset by a credit union or depository institution, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 13, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect our Checks Act of 2020
This bill prohibits the transference or assignment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including attachment, levy, or garnishment. Additionally, credit unions and depository institutions are prohibited from seizing a rebate to pay an amount due to them. A 2020 recovery rebate is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 13, 2020 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in House
- May 13, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3841 | A bill to protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Debt collection
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Income tax credits
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in House
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