# 116-hr-7960: Payments for the People Act

116-hr-7960, Payments for the People Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7960
- Congress: 116
- Title: Payments for the People Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Payments for the People Act This bill provides for additional recovery rebates to individual taxpayers and their dependents based upon the average unemployment rate over a three-month period. The rebates are between $1,000 and $2,000 each month and continue until the unemployment rate falls below 5.5%. The rebates phase out for individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing jointly).

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7960)

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- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7816: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7816)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7960 (as of 2025-11-18).