Automatic Cash Assistance Act
Latest action · Aug 6, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Automatic Cash Assistance Act
This bill allows recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits to automatically receive stimulus payments under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act regardless of whether they filed income tax returns in 2018 or 2019. Recipients will also receive the $500 stimulus payment for each dependent child.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 6, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Aug 6, 2020 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Aug 6, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Aug 6, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Asia
- Birth defects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Conflicts and wars
- Disability assistance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Income tax credits
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Railroads
- Social security and elderly assistance
- South Korea
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Taxation
- Transportation employees
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vietnam
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2020Introduced in Senate
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