New stimulus bill 2021 - Fourth stimulus check latest: What's behind the push for recurring payments?

Under that plan, the Child Tax Credit's expansion would last through 2025, giving families an additional four years of bigger tax breaks for children.

One reason is that the Biden administration is focused on advancing its , which would reshape the economy by rebuilding aging schools, roads and airports, as well as investing in projects ranging from affordable housing to broadband.

Republicans offered an amendment to require that schools that receive the funding once vaccinations are available to teachers, but it failed along party lines.

At the same time, the economic rebound is facing headwinds as the Delta variant spreads through the nation.