WASHINGTON - Don’t spend that money just yet! Rumors are circulating online that the federal government will issue new stimulus checks before the end of the year.

But Congress has not passed any legislation authorizing payments, and the IRS has not confirmed that any new stimulus checks are scheduled in the coming weeks.

Here’s a look at the facts:

What we know:

The last round of economic impact payments came in 2021. Any future payments would require new legislation from Congress.

In 2024, the Internal Revenue Service announced that they would issue automatic payments to eligible people who did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. The maximum payment was $1,400 per individual.

No action was needed for eligible taxpayers to receive those payments, which w

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