@qbteachmt "You can read the CARES act yourself, you know."

It’s easier to find in the Consolidated Appropriations Act

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-116HR133SA-RCP-116-68.pdf

Starting around Page 1969. What it says is that someone does not qualify if they died before 2020. But most people are too lazy to read the law, they would rather focus on outdated IRS press releases. When all else fails, maybe they can read the instructions.

Form 1040 Instructions, page 56:

Generally, you are eligible to claim
the recovery rebate credit if in 2020 you
were a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien,
weren't a dependent of another taxpayer,
and have a valid social security
number. This includes someone who
died in 2020, if you are preparing a return
for that person.