Stimulus Check Update: Here's How $850 Billion in Direct Payments Have Helped Americans

Stimulus Check Update: Here's How $850 Billion in Direct Payments Have Helped Americans

Lawmakers in Washington D.C. have authorized a total of three stimulus check payments since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Both of those checks were signed into law by the Trump administration in 2020. Altogether, these three separate payments add up to around $850 billion in direct cash payments delivered to American households, according to the Economic Security Project.