Under the the American Rescue Plan, families can claim up to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 for children up to age 17 for one year.
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
Group of Senate Democrats and Republicans vote to keep $15 minimum wage out of Biden’s COVID stimulus bill
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$1,400 stimulus checks in COVID relief bill would phase out at $80,000 instead of $100,000, according to deal between Biden and Democrats
The House’s version of the bill phased checks out at $100,000 of income.
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Sen. Ted Cruz flew to Mexico amid Texas winter crisis and power outages
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Senior GOP Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump Georgia call is ‘deeply troubling,’ urges listening to full hourlong audiotape
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New Congress updates: Several Democrats vote against Pelosi for speaker of the House
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COVID-19 stimulus deal remains elusive as Trump signs 2-day spending bill to avoid shutdown
This short-term extension of government funding would be the second time Congress has punted a shutdown deadline this month.
Stimulus checks part of looming COVID-19 relief deal as Congress finalizes negotiations
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the second-ranking Senate Republican, said he believed personal checks of $600 or $700 were part of discussions.