Of course they did. Now it remains to be seen what the Senate does.
A two-thirds majority was required to pass the bill, known as the CASH Act. It passed the Democratic-majority House in a 275—134 vote; the measure now heads to the Republican-majority Senate for consideration.The bill would increase payments for adults and children from $600 to $2,000. People with income of up to $75,000 and married couples with income up to $150,000 would be eligible for the full amount. The amounts would decrease for those earning higher incomes.
The measure would also let adult dependents—such as college students or elderly or disabled adults—be eligible for both the $2,000 payments and the $500 payments that were authorized by the March CARES Act.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer
...Senator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras and microphones. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower, which is 45.06472 years. Senate minority leader as of 2017...
(N.Y.) said on Monday that he would try to pass the bill on Tuesday.
The move comes after President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......used the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to increase the stimulus payment amount to $2,000 and remove what he called "wasteful spending" from the relief bill.
"As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child," Trump wrote in a White House statement late on Dec. 27.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 allows the president to make demands to Congress, although Congress ultimately decides whether they will accept his demands and any rescissions and vote on them.