The stimulus check won't be in the mail for Americans who owe child support
The legislation "turns off nearly all administrative offsets that ordinarily may reduce tax refunds for individuals who have past tax debts, or who are behind on other payments to federal or state governments, including student loan payments," Grassley wrote in a medium.com
post.
The only administrative offset that will be enforced applies to those who have past due child support payments that the states have reported to the Treasury Department," he continued.
In other words, Americans who are overdue on child support could see their cash payments reduced or eliminated.
Under a 1996 law, the Treasury Department operates a
program that allows it to collect overdue child support by cutting or withholding federal payments as an offset. State child support agencies
share information with Treasury about people who are behind on payments, and the amounts.
