A bill to protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 23, 2020 Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
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 21, 2020
- Passed SenateJul 23, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits the attachment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including assignment, levy, or garnishment. A 2020 recovery rebate is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2020 to Jun 1, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 21, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 21, 2020 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | May 21, 2020 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 1, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 21, 2020Discharged Jul 23, 2020 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2020Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 23, 2020Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4488-4489)
- Jul 23, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4488-4489)
- Jul 23, 2020Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
- May 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4459, S4488Text printed S4488 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 23, 2020 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4318 | American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act | Related bill | Jul 27, 2020 |
| S 4844 | Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 22, 2020 |
| HR 6850 | 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. | Related bill | May 13, 2020 |
| HR 8704 | Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 30, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- May 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
