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H.R. 6496: Emergency Money for the People Act

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H.R. 6496: Emergency Money for the People Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-14 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Emergency Money for the People Act

Plain summary

Emergency Money for the People Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make monthly payments during a specified 12-month period to certain citizens and noncitizens of the United States and their dependent children. The amount of such payments shall be $2,000 each month ($4,000 for married couples filing joint returns) and additional amounts for their dependent children. The monthly amount shall be phased out for individuals whose adjusted gross income exceeds $130,000 ($260,000 for joint return filers). The payments must begin within 14 days of the enactment of this bill. The bill allows such monthly payments for individuals who are not U.S. citizens or residents, but have been physically present in the United States continuously since January 27, 2020 (the effective date of the public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 [i.e. coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic), and continue to be physically present in the United States throughout the duration of the payment period. If Treasury does not have sufficient tax return information to make payments to an eligible individual, it shall consult with the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Social Security Administration and any agency making pension or annuity payments to such individual.

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Official text

Emergency Money for the People Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · 42 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Darren Soto (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6496 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116