A Second COVID-19 Stimulus Check: What Happened? Summary After narrowly avoiding a government shutdown on Friday, the House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday to talk about the possibility of passing the democrat-drafted HEROES act or the republican-drafted HEALS act, a new coronavirus stimulus package. Both bills are based on the CARES act, the original COVID-19 relief package passed in March, and will include (among other benefits) a $1200 stimulus check for all single filers who earned under $75k per year in 2019. The HEROES act passed the house, …