English/ Español: Rubio, Tillis Introduce Bill to Allow Stimulus Money for U.S. Citizens Married to Non-Citizens

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U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced The American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act, which would amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which prohibits U.S. citizens who jointly file taxes with a spouse that does not have a Social Security Number (SSN) from receiving a recovery rebate. This bill would ensure a U.S. citizen will not be denied federal coronavirus assistance because he or she is married to a foreign national who is not currently a citizen of the United States. The American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act maintains the SSN requirement but would allow U.S. citizens to receive Economic Impact Payment (EIP) the same way a single tax filer would.

Last month, during an interview with Telemundo Network, Senator Rubio expressed his interest in remedying this ineligibility in the CARES Act. A one pager of The American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act can be found here. A broadcast quality video message from Rubio can be found here.

"No American should be denied a federal stimulus check because they are married to a foreign national who is not a U.S. citizen," Rubio said. "Amid a global pandemic, we must ensure Americans are receiving the funds appropriated by the federal government to keep families afloat during this national crisis."

"In March I worked to pass the bipartisan CARES Act to provide economic stimulus payments to North Carolina as we battle this pandemic," Senator Tillis said. "Every eligible citizen deserves this payment and I am proud to introduce legislation with Senator Rubio to fix this oversight."

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