1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Estimated “Direct Payments” by State Under the House and Senate Versions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) March 5, 2021 On February 27, 2021, the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA,
2、H.R. 1319). Section 9601 of that bill would create a third round of direct payments (also referred to as economic impact payments or stimulus checks). On March 4, 2021, Senator Schumer proposed S.Amdt. 891 to H.R. 1319 (hereinafter referred to as “the Senate amendment”), which would narrow the incom
3、e ranges over which the direct payments are phased out. This Insight compares the effects of the shortened phaseout ranges in the Senate amendment to the phaseout ranges included in the House-passed version of H.R. 1319. In this Insight, a household is defined as all individuals included on a federa
4、l income tax return. Under both the House-passed version of H.R. 1319 and the Senate amendment, households could receive a maximum of $1,400 for each eligible adult individual ($2,800 in the case of most married couples), plus an additional $1,400 for each dependent as defined for tax purposes. The
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