With well over 30 million Americans out of work due to pandemic shutdowns, lawmakers are proposing a second round of stimulus payments to provide some relief, and they could be worth more than the first wave of deposits and checks sent out in April.
The Treasury Department has said that most eligible people have received their payments, while payments to certain recipients of Supplemental Security Income started to receive deposits on Thursday. Some checks for payments still in the mail or are being mailed.
