New Stimulus Package Bill Details
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New stimulus package bill details. The second largest bill passed during the covid 19 pandemic the first being this past spring s 2 trillion cares act this new stimulus package will provide the u s. The package does not include hazard pay for essential workers. The us capitol building on december 20 2020 in washington dc.
But the new bill would ensure that those recipients would receive the 600 checks automatically according to senator maggie hassan of new hampshire who worked on a bipartisan stimulus bill that. Direct payments unemployment from direct payments for american households to mass transit the legislation president trump signed on sunday has money for. The package sends 400 million to food banks and food pantries through the emergency food assistance program.
It also provides 175 million for nutrition services for seniors such as meals on. How much in a second check when will the bill pass. Cnn congressional leaders on monday released the text of a far reaching 900.
The bill reduced the amount in weekly jobless benefits from the 600 that unemployed americans received over the spring and summer. Text of the new 900 billion stimulus bill. The package includes 20 billion for the purchase of vaccines nearly 9 billion for vaccine distribution and about 22 billion to help states with testing tracing and covid 19 mitigation programs.
Details of coronavirus relief bill. While the package provides far more money for k 12 schools than the first stimulus bill in march the funds still fall short of what both sectors say they need to blunt the effect of the pandemic. Jessica dolcourt 4 hrs ago this is america.