Questions and answers about the $1,400 relief payments
By Naomi Jagoda - 03/08/21 05:17 PM EST President Biden this week is expected to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that authorizes direct payments of $1,400 for most Americans.
A House vote on the Senate-passed measure is likely to take place in the next day or two, sending the bill to the White House for Biden's signature and giving him the first major legislative accomplishment of his presidency.
The direct payments in the new measure are bigger than the payments of up to $1,200 per adult and $500 per child from last spring. They also exceed the second-round payments of up to $600 per person from a relief bill signed by former President Trump in late December.
But there are changes to eligibility requirements in this latest round.
Here's what you need to know about the $1,400 stimulus payments.
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