Congress Sends $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill To Biden’s Desk
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Democrats gave final approval Wednesday to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk for a pit stop before another round of stimulus checks are sent out to most Americans. The bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans, extends $300 weekly unemployment benefits into September, establishes about $10,000 in tax forgiveness for the jobless, increases the child tax credit to roughly $3,000, includes $350 billion in state and local government aid, another $128 billion in funding for schools, $46 billion for contact tracing and testing, $25 billion for rental assistance, $25 billion to help struggling bars and restaurants, and billions more for vaccines, pandemic supplies and other public health measures. US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference with House Democrats regarding the upcoming vote on the COVID-19 relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2021. While Democrats didn’t get a single GOP vote for their $1.9 trillion relief package, that doesn’t quite mean the bill doesn’t have bipartisan support.