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HRES 897 116th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID-19.

Introduced: March 19, 2020 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 116th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 12, 2020
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 Latest action March 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should create and provide an emergency Universal Basic Payment of $1,000 per month for all Americans until the Department of Health and Human Services declares that the COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus) outbreak no longer presents a public health emergency.

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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 19, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 897: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID-19.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-897/
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"H. Res. 897: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID-19.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-897/.
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H. Res. 897, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-897/.
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[H. Res. 897: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be a direct emergency economic stimulus for individual Americans in response to COVID-19.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-897/)
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