Here's When to Expect Your $600 Second Stimulus Check

As part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that was just passed -- formally known as the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act -- Congress authorized a second round of economic impact payments.

More commonly known as stimulus checks, the second round of payments is going to be smaller than the first. Individual taxpayers are eligible to receive as much as $600, while married couples can get $1,200. There is an additional $600 payment available for each dependent child as well.

In March, the first round of stimulus checks authorized by the CARES Act took a couple of weeks to roll out. It took several months before everyone received their checks. But we just found out that things will move quite a bit faster this time around.

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