If national average gasoline prices remain above $4 per gallon, Americans could receive monthly payments of $100, according to a federal bill recently introduced by a Democratic lawmaker. Rep. Mike Thomas (D-Calif.) submitted legislation to provide “energy rebates to individual taxpayers” in response to surging gas prices. Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) lent their support to the proposal that also includes monthly relief of $200 for couples and an additional $100 for each dependent. The structure of the stimulus checks would be similar to the plethora of payments made since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, meaning that it would phase out for individuals earning more than $80,000 a year or couples making more than $150,000 per year. “Americans are feeling the impact at the pump of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and right now we must work together on common sense policy solutions to …