Joe Biden's Unofficial $3,600 “Fourth” Stimulus Check Starts July 1 A new $3,000 or $3,600 child tax credit, which is considered by many as being essentially an unofficial “fourth” stimulus check. To date, more than one hundred sixty million coronavirusstimulus checks with a value of $384 billion have been sent out to help struggling Americans under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. While these payments have surely helped millions keep their heads above water, more attention is now directed at the new $3,000 or $3,600 child tax credit, which is considered by many as being ...