Taxpayers are not anticipated to get fresh stimulus checks during the summer season, according to recent reports.
As of late August 2025, no new stimulus check legislation has been officially passed by Congress to distribute new payments to taxpayers in certain income brackets. While there is a notable proposal called the American Worker Rebate Act, backed by President Trump and Senator Josh Hawley, this remains a proposal and has not been enacted into law [1][3][4].
The American Worker Rebate Act would provide rebates funded by tariff revenues, primarily targeting individuals earning under $75,000 and couples under $150,000 annually, with phaseouts above those limits. It proposes at least $600 per eligible adult and child [1][4]. Despite public discussion and the backing of certain political figures, Congress has not authorized this or any other new stimulus check legislation, so no new payments are currently scheduled [2].
There have been rumors and misinformation circulating about new stimulus checks, including claims of $1,390 payments approved by the IRS, but these are incorrect per official IRS statements [2]. Some websites mention speculative figures like a "$6,000 stimulus check" or state rebate pilots, but these are either unauthenticated claims or state-level initiatives, not federal legislation [5].
In the past, stimulus checks have been authorized through legislation, such as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the COVID-related Tax Relief Act, and the American Rescue Plan Act. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Recession, the Treasury Department, including the Internal Revenue Service, distributed stimulus payments [6].
In 2008, stimulus checks were authorized in response to the Great Recession through the Economic Stimulus Act. Taxpayers who hadn't filed their 2021 tax return by April 15 were eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit [7]. The Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service played a role during the Great Recession [8].
Senator Hawley stated that Americans "deserve a tax rebate." However, no new federal stimulus checks for taxpayers in certain income brackets have been enacted by Congress in 2025; only proposals and rumors exist, with official government sources denying new payments are forthcoming at this time. The IRS announced it would distribute about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who failed to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns, with a maximum amount of $1,400 per individual [9].
[1] - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3351 [2] - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-statement-on-misinformation-about-stimulus-payments-and-economic-impact-payments [3] - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/28/fact-sheet-american-worker-rebate-act/ [4] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/28/senator-hawley-introduces-bill-rebate-checks-funded-tariffs/ [5] - https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/07/29/stimulus-check-2-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-american-worker-rebate-act/ [6] - https://www.treasury.gov/cares-act/resources-and-faqs/faqs [7] - https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments [8] - https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Economic-Stimulus-Act/Pages/faq_stimulus.aspx [9] - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-to-send-more-than-2-4-billion-in-economic-impact-payments-to-millions-of-americans-who-may-not-have-filed-a-tax-return-for-2021
- The American Worker Rebate Act, a proposal supported by President Trump and Senator Josh Hawley, aims to provide rebates for individuals earning under $75,000 and couples under $150,000 annually, according to congressional bill S.3350 (1).
- Despite the introduction of the American Worker Rebate Act, as of August 2025, no new stimulus check legislation has been enacted by Congress, with official government sources denying new payments are forthcoming (2, 9).
- Despite rumors of new stimulus checks, only the distribution of Recovery Rebate Credits to taxpayers who failed to claim them on their 2021 tax returns has been confirmed by the IRS, with a maximum amount of $1,400 per individual (9).
