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Coronavirus Relief Bill (other) , enacted March 11, 2021; $1.9 trillion
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Several coronavirus relief bills have been considered by the federal government of the United States: * Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, enacted March 6, 2020; $8.8 billion * Families First Coronavirus Response Act, enacted March 18, 2020; $104 billion * CARES Act, enacted March 27, 2020; $2.2 trillion * HEROES Act, passed by the House of Representatives on May 15, 2020, but never enacted into law; $3 trillion * Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, enacted December 27, 2020; included $900 billion in COVID-19 relief * American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of COVID-19 Pandemic Legislation
This is a list of legislation passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. China * s:Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on a Complete Ban of Illegal Wildlife Trade and the Elimination of the Unhealthy Habit of Indiscriminate Wild Animal Meat Consumption For the Protection of Human Life and Health, Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to Comprehensively Prohibit the Illegal Trade of Wild Animals, Break the Bad Habit of Excessive Consumption of Wild Animals, and Effectively Secure the Life and Health of the People Hong Kong * Emergency (Exemption from Statutory Requirements) (COVID-19) Regulation Ireland * Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 * Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 New Zealand * COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 Philippines * Bayanihan to Heal as One Act * Bayanihan to Recover as One Act Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronavirus Preparedness And Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 () is an act of Congress enacted on March 6, 2020. The legislation provided emergency supplemental appropriations of $8.3 billion in fiscal year 2020 to combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and counter the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The legislation passed the House 415–2 on March 4 and the Senate 96–1 on March 5, 2020. The legislation received broad bipartisan support. Proposal and negotiation process On February 24, 2020, the Trump administration asked Congress for $2.5 billion in emergency funding to combat the pandemic. The Republican chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby of Alabama, criticized the $2.5 billion as a "low ball" request. "Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were alarmed by what they deemed as the president’s paltry request to fight the virus amid criticism that his administration h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is an Act of Congress () meant to respond to the economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The act provides funding for free coronavirus testing, 14-day paid leave for American workers affected by the pandemic, and increased funding for food stamps. The bill was sponsored by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D–NY) and passed the United States House of Representatives early on March 14, 2020, before moving on to the United States Senate. President Donald Trump had voiced support for the legislative agreement. The Senate passed the legislation on March 18, 2020. Trump signed the bill into law later that day. Contents In a statement, the White House said the law "provides paid leave, establishes free coronavirus testing, supports strong unemployment benefits, expands food assistance for vulnerable children and families, protects front-line health workers, and provides additional funding to states for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, is a $2.2trillion Stimulus (economics), economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The spending primarily includes $300billion in one-time cash payments to individual people who submit a tax return in America (with most single adults receiving $1,200 and families with children receiving more), $260billion in increased unemployment benefits, the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program that provides forgivable loans to small businesses with an initial $350billion in funding (later increased to $669billion by subsequent legislation), $500billion in loans for corporations, and $339.8 billion to state and local governments. The original CARES Act proposal included $500billion in direct payments to Americans, $208billion i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HEROES Act
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or Heroes Act (), was Bill (law), proposed legislation acting as a $3 trillion Stimulus (economics), stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, intended to supplement the earlier CARES Act stimulus package. The bill for this Act of Congress was proposed by Representative Nita Lowey, a Democrat from New York (state), New York, on May 12, 2020, and was passed by the United States House Of Representatives, United States House of Representatives by a vote of 208–199 on May 15, 2020. On December 21, 2020, Congress reached a deal for a different $900 billion stimulus package via the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Consolidated Appropriations Act. Stipulations The Heroes Act includes about $1.13 trillion of emergency supplemental appropriations to List of federal agencies in the United States, federal agencies, as well as economic assistance to governments at the State governments of the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 () is a $2.3trillion spending bill that combines $900 billion in stimulus relief for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with a $1.4trillion omnibus spending bill for the 2021 federal fiscal year (combining 12 separate annual appropriations bills) and prevents a government shutdown.Caitlin Emma & Marianne LeVineBreaking down the $900B stimulus package and $1.4T omnibus bill ''Politico'' (December 20, 2020). The bill is one of the largest spending measures ever enacted, surpassing the $2.2trillion CARES Act, enacted in March 2020. The legislation is the first bill to address the pandemic since April 2020. According to the Senate Historical Office, at 5,593 pages, the legislation is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. The bill was passed by both houses of Congress on December 21, 2020, with large bipartisan majorities in support. The bill was the product of weeks of intense negotiations and compromise between Democrats and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
