1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Comparison of Recent Proposals for a Second Round of Payments Updated October 20, 2020 The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136), signed into law on March 27, 2020, included direct payments
2、to individuals. These payments, most of which have already been issued, were equal to $1,200 per eligible individual ($2,400 for most married couples), with an additional $500 per eligible child. The payments phase down for higher-income households. (For more information on the CARES Act payments, s
3、ee the CRS resource guide.) The following subsequent legislative proposals would provide a second round of payments the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800), which passed the House on May 15, 2020; the American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (S. 4318), which was introduced in the Senate on July 2
4、7, 2020 (S. 4318 is one component of what has been referred to as the HEALS Act); and the “revised version” of the Heroes Act (H.R. 8406), introduced on September 29, 2020. The House passed the revised version of the Heroes Act on October 1, 2020, as a House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.