are we getting another stimulus check

As of October 2025, there is no official federal stimulus check being issued to the general public. President Donald Trump has proposed the idea of distributing direct payments funded by tariff revenues, which he described as a kind of "dividend" to Americans, but this proposal has not been authorized by Congress yet. The government shutdown and the need for congressional approval mean any such payments would take time to materialize and are not currently confirmed. Some states, like New York and New Jersey, are issuing one-time inflation relief or property tax relief checks this fall, but these are state-level payments, not federal stimulus checks. The IRS is also finishing up distribution of leftover pandemic-related Recovery Rebate Credits to individuals who missed earlier claims, but this is separate from new stimulus payments. Rumors about a $1390 to $2000 IRS stimulus check or other broad federal stimulus payments circulating online have been debunked by the IRS. Proposals like Senator Josh Hawley's American Worker Rebate Act, which would offer tariff rebate checks, remain under consideration but are not yet law. Alaska continues its separate Permanent Fund Dividend payments to residents, which some confuse with federal stimulus checks but are specific to that state. In summary, no new federal stimulus check is currently being issued in October 2025, but discussions and proposals about tariff-funded rebates are ongoing and would require Congressional action to become reality.