Pursue monthly direct relief payments to people in the United States.

Continues to lead the fight in Congress for ongoing COVID-19 direct relief, including introducing the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act to send $2,000 monthly payments on debit cards to every person in the United States —including undocumented immigrants, who’ve been left out of COVID relief.

The candidate commits to ongoing efforts for recurring direct relief payments.

Economic and Housing Justice | Rashida Tlaib for Congress
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib ... reintroduced the Building Our Opportunities to Survive and Thrive (BOOST) Act. This anti-poverty legislation would give families up to $6,000 in their pockets through a refundable tax credit that can be paid monthly.

Tlaib reintroduced the BOOST Act, which would provide families up to $6,000 a year through a refundable monthly tax credit.

Rep. Tlaib, Colleagues Reintroduce Anti-Poverty Legislation Helping 218 Million Americans
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From workers’ rights to monthly payments in people’s pockets, Rashida fights for economic & housing justice for all. Throughout the pandemic, Rashida has led the fight to get stimulus payments directly into people’s pockets every month. One-time relief payments are not enough.

Her campaign materials explicitly promised and highlighted support for recurring monthly stimulus/direct payments.

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Economic and Housing Justice | Rashida Tlaib for Congress
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Today, Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Pramila Jayapal reintroduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, legislation to immediately provide a $2,000 payment to every person in America as critical relief during the COVID-19 crisis, followed by $1,000 recurring monthly payments throughout the ongoing pandemic that continue for one year after the end of the crisis.

Tlaib formally introduced legislation calling for universal recurring monthly payments, showing concrete pursuit of the promise.

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Tlaib, Jayapal Introduce Groundbreaking Bill to Deliver Universal Recurring Payments for COVID-19 Relief
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Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] (Introduced 02/11/2021). Latest Action: House - 02/11/2021 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services. Tracker: Tip. This bill has the status Introduced. The summary states the bill would provide $2,000 a month to individuals until the COVID-19 emergency declaration is terminated ... and $1,000 a month to individuals during the following year.

The recurring-payment bill was introduced but only referred to committee, with no enacted result shown on Congress.gov.

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H.R.1030 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Automatic Boost to Communities Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] (Introduced 04/17/2020). Latest Action: House - 04/17/2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means ... Tracker: Tip. This bill has the status Introduced. The bill creates the Boost Communities Program to provide monthly aid during and after the COVID-19 emergency. Specifically, the program provides (1) $2,000 a month to individuals during the emergency ... and (2) $1,000 a month to individuals during the following year.

An earlier version of the recurring monthly payments proposal was also introduced but did not advance beyond referral.

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H.R.6553 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Automatic Boost to Communities Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Tlaib ... and 53 of their colleagues on Thursday sent a letter ... pushing for recurring monthly cash payments to those most at-risk during the COVID-19 crisis ... 'sending monthly payments to workers and families is the fastest and most direct way to address that need.'

Tlaib led a formal congressional push for recurring monthly cash payments, but this was advocacy rather than implementation.

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Tlaib Leads Bicameral Push for Recurring Direct Payments During COVID-19 Crisis
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