Ilhan Omar, a congresswoman from Minnesota, is promoting her plan to send monthly Stimulus Checks totaling $1,200 to people and an extra $600 to households with children. If passed, the SUPPORT Act would require that these payments be given for a minimum of five years.
Rep. Omar supported the Stimulus Check measures made by Governor Tim Walz to eliminate child poverty in an opinion piece that appeared in the Star Tribute, a publication in the Congresswoman’s home state, and discussed what needed to be implemented at the federal level.
Additionally, the IRS distributed payments every month from July through December 2021 and let the remainder of the amount be reclaimed when filing in 2022 instead of requiring people to claim the credit on their tax returns.
Congresswoman Wants To Implement State Stimulus Check
The fact that the improved credit significantly reduced the number of kids living in poverty is proof of the millions of families whose incomes are only marginally sufficient to cover their basic necessities. The payments were paid during the first six months of 2021.
In addition to requiring the checks to be sent, the measure would also permit significant modifications to the Federal Reserve’s public functions. According to Rep. Omar’s plan, “Federal Reserve member institutions should provide bank accounts (FedAccounts) to citizens and to domestic enterprises for the purpose of keeping digital dollar balances.
The accounts would have to include “specified banking services, such as debit cards, internet banking, electronic bill pay, and automated teller machines at U.S. postal facilities.”Just over 80% of households had access to a bank account in 2021, which meant they did not need to use money orders, payday lenders, pawn shops, or other establishments “that are unjustly used by those without bank accounts to meet their financial and credit needs.”