Stimulus check latest updates – California Governor Newsom calls for new $600 payments in expanded relief program
GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom of California said the state will send stimulus checks to two-thirds of its residents in an expansion of the “Golden State Stimulus” plan.
The expansion means qualifying residents will receive a one-time stimulus payment of $600 or $1,200, and families with children will receive another $500.
The Golden Stata plan was announced earlier this year, but the expansion was announced Monday.
The move comes as Americans wait to see if a fourth round of stimulus payments could potentially be included in President Joe Biden’s next coronavirus relief package.
Biden is currently working on two stimulus proposals, which currently focus on creating jobs and supporting families respectively, and do not include another stimulus payment at the moment.
However, many are hopeful that additional stimulus checks and student loan forgiveness will also make the cut.
Biden has told Americans how to track their $1,400 stimulus check using the IRS tool in a letter that you must keep.
The letter was sent out to Americans that have received a third stimulus check, last month.
The document, on The White House letterhead and signed by “President Joseph R. Biden Jr.” was addressed to “my fellow American.”
It went on to detail the elements of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into legislation on March 11.
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