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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID–19.

H. Res. 897 · 116th Congress · Mar 12, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
(1)
the Federal Government should create and provide an emergency Universal Basic Payment of $1,000 per month available to all Americans until the Department of Health and Human Services declares that the COVID–19 outbreak no longer presents a public health emergency;
(2)
the Universal Basic Payment should be a temporary economic stimulus package aimed to empower Americans directly and immediately; and
(3)
the Payment should be made to every United States citizen above the age of 18 years and should be nontaxable.