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Once Joe Biden signs the relief bill on Friday, the federal government is expected to move quickly to distribute the benefits included in the legislation.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said she expects most of the $1,400 direct payments to be delivered by the end of this month.
The House has passed the $1.9trn coronavirus relief bill, delivering Joe Biden his first major legislative victory as president.
The final vote was 220 to 211, and it fell almost exactly along party lines. Only one Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine, voted against the bill. Applause broke out among Democrats on the House floor after the bill passed.
The House voted 220-211 to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
