116-hr-6553116th Congress

Automatic Boost to Communities Act

Sponsored By: Representative Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

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Summary

Automatic Boost to Communities Act This bill creates the Boost Communities Program to provide monthly aid during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, the program provides (1) $2,000 a month to individuals during the emergency and for a specified time period afterward, and (2) $1,000 a month to individuals during the following year. The program also provides targeted supplemental assistance for at-risk populations. The bill provides for the distribution of these funds through direct deposit, debit cards, and the establishment of digital dollar wallets. The Department of the Treasury is directed to mint and issue two $1 trillion platinum coins and additional coins as needed to fund the program. The Federal Reserve is directed to purchase the coins.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2020

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