1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19 and Direct Payments: Summary of the CASH Act (H.R. 9051, 116th Congress) Modifications to “Stimulus Checks” January 22, 2021 At the end of the 116th Congress, the House passed the Caring for Americans with Supplem
2、ental Help (CASH) Act (H.R. 9051). The CASH Act would have expanded the second round of stimulus checks enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) and modified the first round of checks enacted in the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) for certain households with older childre
3、n and adult dependents. The Biden Administration has proposed increasing already enacted stimulus checks in a similar fashion as proposed in the CASH Act. This Insight summarizes how the CASH Act would have expanded and modified already enacted stimulus checks. Proposed Changes to Stimulus Checks in
4、 the CASH Act (H.R. 9051, 116th Congress) The CASH Act would have made three changes to the direct payments that have already been enacted by the CARES Act (first round of payments) and P.L. 116-260 (second round of payments). Specifically, the CASH Act would have: 1. Increased the maximum amount of
