A NEW bill could give Americans $2,000 monthly coronavirus stimulus checks up until 90 days after the pandemic is over.
Three Democratic senators have pitched the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, which will be released on Friday, Politico reported.
he Act is being pitched by Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey.
If the legislation is passed, Americans who make less than $120,000 would receive a monthly check of $2,000.
Married couples who file their taxes together would receive $4,000 and $2,000 would be provided for each child up to three.
Harris told Politico that the bill is a reflection that Congress's previous efforts were not "nearly enough to meet the needs of this historic crisis."
Markey told the outlet that the checks would be "the most direct and efficient mechanism for delivering economic relief to those most vulnerable."
"Congress has a responsibility to make sure that every working-class household in America receives a $2,000 emergency payment a month for each family member," Sanders added.
The cash would be retroactive to March and would keep flowing until three months after the Health and Human Services Department has declared the public health emergency is over.
It would also be untouchable by debt collectors and Americans would receive the checks whether or not they have a Social Security number and filed taxes last year.
The introduction of the bill came on the same day that unemployment in the US reached 14.7 percent – the highest it's been since the Great Depression.
However, President Trump played down the numbers on Friday, saying they were "totally expected."
