Second Stimulus Check Update: Who Will Receive it, How Much and When? On 12/21/20 at 5:51 AM EST After a prolonged stalemate Congressional figureheads have finally agreed upon a new COVID relief package that includes a second round of stimulus checks. Congress pushed through another stopgap funding measure on Sunday to avoid a federal government shutdown and a vote on the latest COVID-19 stimulus deal is expected on Monday in both chambers. Read more Below, Newsweek looks at the details surrounding another round of stimulus checks and some of the pertinent questions being asked. Who Gets a Second Stimulus Check? The Associated Press reports that the stimulus checks will be subject to the same income limits as the CARES Act payments were.