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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6496 
To provide for the issuance of emergency monthly payments to every American 
throughout the duration of the coronavirus crisis to be provided by 
the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with other Federal 
and State agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2020 
Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SOTO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
LEE of California, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MENG, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. NEGUSE, and Mr. TED LIEU of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of emergency monthly payments 
to every American throughout the duration of the 
coronavirus crisis to be provided by the Department of 
the Treasury, in consultation with other Federal and 
State agencies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Money for 
the People Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMERGENCY PAYMENTS. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.— 
(1) DIRECTIVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall make a payment in each 
month of the payment period to each eligible indi-
vidual. 
(2) BEGINNING DATE.—Payments for the first 
of such months shall be distributed within 14 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) PAYMENT
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘payment 
period’’ means the 12-month period beginning with 
the first month in which the Secretary makes a pay-
ment under paragraph (1), unless as of the end of 
the sixth month of such period the employment-to- 
population ratio for people ages 16 and over is 
greater than 60 percent. 
(4) FORM AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS.—Pay-
ments under paragraph (1) shall be made in such 
form and manner as the Secretary shall provide, ex-
cept that the Secretary shall— 
(A) offer the option of receiving payments 
under this section by direct deposit, check, pre- 
paid debit card, or electronic transfer of pay-
ment through an electronic transfer application 
that can be used on mobile devices to receive 
payments; and 
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(B) ensure that payments under this sec-
tion are made to those without fixed addresses. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible indi-
vidual’’ means any individual— 
(A) who— 
(i) is a citizen or resident of the 
United States; or 
(ii) is described in paragraph (4); 
(B) who, as of January 1, 2020, has at-
tained the age of 16; and 
(C) whose adjusted gross income either— 
(i) does not exceed the threshold 
amount for the taxable year beginning in 
2019; or 
(ii) would not exceed the threshold 
amount for the first taxable year beginning 
in 2020, determined on the basis of 2 con-
secutive months of such taxable year and 
annualized. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
MARRIED
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of any individual who filed a 
joint return for the taxable year beginning in 2019, 
the individual and the spouse of the individual shall 
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be treated as one person if either the individual or 
the spouse of the individual meets the requirements 
specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1). 
(3) CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ does not include any dependent (as de-
fined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) who, as of December 31, 2019, has not at-
tained the age of 16 and with respect to whom a de-
duction under section 151(c) of such Code is allow-
able to another individual for the taxable year begin-
ning in 2019. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE 
UNITED
STATES
CONTINUOUSLY
SINCE
THE
DEC-
LARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—An individual is de-
scribed in this paragraph if the individual— 
(i) is not a citizen or resident of the 
United States; and 
(ii) has been physically present in the 
United States continuously since January 
27, 2020 (the effective date of the public 
health emergency declared pursuant to sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting from the 
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COVID–19 pandemic), and continues to be 
physically present in the United States 
throughout the duration of the payment 
period. 
(B) BREAK IN PRESENCE.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual shall be 
considered to have failed to maintain contin-
uous physical presence in the United States if 
the individual has departed from the United 
States for any period exceeding 90 days or for 
any periods, in the aggregate, exceeding 180 
days. 
(5) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AND 
STATE AGENCIES.—For purposes of identifying and 
making payments under this section to all eligible 
individuals for whom the Secretary does not have 
sufficient tax return information to make such pay-
ments, the Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
the Commissioner of Social Security; and 
(B) any agency making payments of pen-
sion or annuity to individuals for service per-
formed in the employ of the United States or 
any State, political subdivision of a State, or 
any instrumentality thereof, which is not con-
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sidered employment for purposes of chapter 21 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of each pay-
ment under subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), $2,000 in the case of an individual de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1); and 
(B) $4,000, made jointly, in the case of 
two individuals filing a joint return for a tax-
able year beginning in 2019. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DEPENDENTS.— 
(A) ONE CHILD.—If a deduction is allowed 
for one or more dependents on the return for 
the taxable year beginning in 2019, the amount 
in paragraph (1) shall be increased by $500 in 
the case of a return for which one deduction is 
allowed under section 151(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(B) THREE OR MORE CHILDREN.—In the 
case of deductions allowed for three or more de-
pendents on the return for the taxable year be-
ginning in 2019, subparagraph (A) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘$1,500’’ for ‘‘$500’’. 
(3) PHASEOUT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a pay-
ment specified in paragraph (1) shall be re-
duced (but not below zero) by 5 percentage 
points for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by 
which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income ex-
ceeds the threshold amount. 
(B) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘threshold 
amount’’ means— 
(i) $130,000 in the case of an indi-
vidual who filed a separate return for the 
taxable year beginning in 2019; and 
(ii) $260,000 in the case of the indi-
viduals treated as one person under sub-
section (c)(2) who filed a joint return for 
the taxable year beginning in 2019. 
(d) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO AVAILABLE IN-
FORMATION.— 
(1) USE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR 2018 
RETURNS.—For purposes of making determinations 
under this section with respect to any individual, if 
return information of such individual is not available 
for the taxable year beginning in 2019, the Sec-
retary shall use return information (if any) for the 
taxable year 2018 instead. 
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(2) INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM INFORMATION NOT 
AVAILABLE.—In the case of any individual for whom 
return information is not available from the Internal 
Revenue Service and the Secretary determines that 
sufficient information is not available from the So-
cial Security Administration or the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall provide for an 
application process for individuals to receive pay-
ments under this section. Such application shall be 
in such form and filed in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require. For purposes of carrying out 
this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
work in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Commissioner of Social Security. 
(e) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
(1) CITIZEN OR RESIDENT.—The term ‘‘citizen 
or resident of the United States’’ means a citizen or 
resident (as such terms are used in section 
7701(a)(30)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) of the United States. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘United States’’ means the several States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the 
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s del-
egate. 
(4) OTHER TERMS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, any term used in this section 
which is used in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
shall have the meaning as used in the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(f) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) INCOME EXCLUSION.—Payments under this 
section shall not be includible in gross income for 
purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) EXCLUDED
FROM
GROSS
ESTATE.—Pay-
ments under this section shall not be includible in 
the gross estate of any individual for purposes of 
chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(3) TOLL-FREE
HOTLINE
TELEPHONE
NUM-
BER.—The Secretary shall provide a 24 hour toll- 
free hotline telephone number for any individual to 
apply for payments, and make inquiries regarding 
the payment deliveries, under this section. 
(4) PAYMENTS DISREGARDED IN THE ADMINIS-
TRATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND FEDERALLY 
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ASSISTED
PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any payment made to any indi-
vidual under this section shall not be taken into ac-
count as income or income maintenance, and shall 
not be taken into account as resources for a period 
of 12 months from receipt, for purposes of deter-
mining the eligibility of such individual (or any other 
individual) for benefits or assistance (or the amount 
or extent of benefits or assistance) under any Fed-
eral program or under any State or local program fi-
nanced in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(g) REGULATIONS OR OTHER GUIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as 
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section, 
including regulations or guidance to— 
(1) address changes in marital status, births, 
and deaths; 
(2) use the most current information available; 
and 
(3) provide for proper adjustments in payments, 
and recapture of payments, to correct under and 
over payments. 
(h) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are hereby appro-
priated from money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
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priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. 
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