H.R. 8448 · 116th Congress
To prohibit certain signatures on checks and notices issued by the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Cohen
- Introduced
- 2020-09-30
- Latest action
- 2020-09-30 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill prohibits signatures of certain government officials, including the President, Vice-President, and cabinet officials, on 2020 recovery rebate checks issued to a taxpayer. A recovery rebate is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers to compensate them for losses due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.