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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="4999" measure-id="id116s4999" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2020-12-10" update-date="2021-01-11">
<title>Emergency Direct Payments for Families and Workers Act of 2020</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s4999v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-01-11">
<action-date>2020-12-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Emergency Direct Payments for Families and Workers Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill allows individual taxpayers an additional 2020 recovery rebate in the form of a refundable income tax credit in the amount of $1,200 ($2,400 for joint returns). An additional $500 rebate is provided to each qualifying child of the taxpayer. A recovery rebate is a one-time stimulus payment made to eligible taxpayers in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.</p> <p>The amount of the recovery rebate is reduced by a specified percentage of the amount an individual's adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns).</p> <p>Individual taxpayers and their children must have a valid identification number (i.e., Social Security account number) to claim a rebate. </p> <p>The Department of the Treasury must conduct a public awareness campaign to inform taxpayers of the availability of the rebate. </p>]]></summary-text>
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