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.

Bill Number

HR 6850

Introduced

May 13, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be ...

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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

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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.

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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.
May 13, 2020

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