Rumors swirled online Friday claiming that the U.S. government had approved new stimulus checks for taxpayers in certain income brackets.

However, according to the IRS, no such payments are on the way. Congress has not authorized any new stimulus legislation, and no checks will be distributed in the coming weeks, according to multiple outlets, including the Associated Press.

Taxpayers are claiming the IRS and the Treasury Department have approved $1,390 stimulus checks for low- and middle-income taxpayers to be sent out by the end of summer.

This claim is false. “Taxpayers will not receive new stimulus checks of any amount this summer,” an IRS official said. Economic impact payments, commonly called stimulus checks, can only be issued if Congress passes legislation and the Treasury Department carries it out.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R) of Missouri recently introduced a bill that would provide tax rebates to qualifying Americans using revenue from tariffs. But the measure has not advanced in either the House or Senate. 

Earlier this year, the IRS announced that it would distribute about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who failed to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. The refundable credit allowed individuals who missed one or more COVID-19 stimulus payments to receive up to $1,400 per person. However, those who had not filed a 2021 return needed to do so by April 15 in order to qualify. The IRS said no new credit is currently available.

Past stimulus checks were the result of specific legislation. For example, payments during the coronavirus pandemic came from three federal laws: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the COVID-related Tax Relief Act, and the American Rescue Plan Act. In 2008, Congress also authorized payments in response to the Great Recession through the Economic Stimulus Act.

The Treasury Department and its Bureau of the Fiscal Service administered these payments during both crises.

Hawley’s latest proposal, the  American Worker Rebate Act, would return tariff revenue to qualified taxpayers in the form of rebates. The plan calls for a minimum of $600 per person, with additional payments for children, and the possibility of larger rebates if tariff revenue is higher than expected. Payments would phase out for individuals earning more than $75,000 annually.

Hawley argued that Americans “deserve a tax rebate.”

“My legislation would allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that [this administration’s tariffs] are returning to this country,” said in a statement.

As of Friday, the bill had not passed either chamber. It was introduced on July 28 and referred to the Senate Finance Committee.