The second stimulus check is close to being raised from $600 to $2,000.

The measure, which is a separate bill from the main stimulus package signed by President Trump on Sunday, faces uncertainty in the Senate after a vote late Monday.

President Trump signed the bailout bill despite arguing that the $600 stimulus check included in the bailout bill was too low and should be raised to $2,000. House Democrats therefore pushed for the new bill, which passed the House 275 to 134. [It is unclear, however, whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will bring up the bill, and if he does, whether enough Republicans will vote for it to pass. McConnell's statement on President Trump's signing of the bailout bill made no mention of attempting to increase the payments, and Senate Republicans have been caught between their loyalty to the president, who is unlikely to side with Democrats who support the $2,000 check, and their previously expressed belief that the cost of the stimulus package should not grow any more. They may be stuck between their loyalty to the president and their previously expressed belief that the cost of the stimulus package should not grow any further. [Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to force a vote. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have both called for a vote in the Senate, and independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has said that unless the $2,000 check is voted on (to override Trump's veto of the recent defense spending bill), another threatens to veto the vote.

The IRS must make direct payments by January 15, so whatever happens must happen quickly. Currently, American taxpayers who reported up to $75,000 in adjusted gross income on their 2019 tax returns will receive $600; heads of household up to $112,500 or married couples up to $150,000 will receive a check for $1,200 under the current relief bill. Parents would also receive $600 for each dependent child.