# 116-hr-6850: To protect stimulus checks from garnishment and fees and from being used as an offset by a credit union or depository institution, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6850, To protect stimulus checks from garnishment and fees and from being used as an offset by a credit union or depository institution, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6850
- Congress: 116
- Title: To protect stimulus checks from garnishment and fees and from being used as an offset by a credit union or depository institution, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect our Checks Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the transference or assignment of a 2020 recovery rebate by legal process, including attachment, levy, or garnishment. Additionally, credit unions and depository institutions are prohibited from seizing a rebate to pay an amount due to them. A 2020 recovery rebate is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers and their dependents who have been affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7993: Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color through Inclusive Lending Act
- 116-hr-7946: Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6850 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6850)

## Related
- [116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8352)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7993: Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color through Inclusive Lending Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7993)
- [116-hr-7946: Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7946)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
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