Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that there was a high likelihood of another round of cash payments for Americans. He said they'd likely go to the same people as before, for the same amount.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had said that any direct payment should be narrowly focused on Americans with lower incomes — specifically, he targeted a $40,000 income ceiling.
There's ample evidence that the expanded unemployment payments coupled with the stimulus payments helped consumer spending rebound earlier this year despite record unemployment. Research has found that the government aid helped to keep about 12 million Americans out of poverty. source