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CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19 and Direct Payments: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Third Round of “Stimulus Checks” in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) Updated March 15, 2021 Congress included a third round of direct payments in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) to address the continued economic fallout from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The first round was included in the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136). The second round was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). This Insight provides a brief overview of the third round of paymentsoften referred to as “stimulus checks”. (A similar proposal for a third round of payments passed the House on February 27, 2021. That version had different phaseouts from the third round ultimately included in P.L. 117-2 and discussed in this Insight.) A comparison of major provisions of the first, second, and third rounds of payments can be found here. How much are the payments? Households will generally be issued a single payment based on the households income and size. Specifically, the payment e