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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 is a $2.3 trillion [1] spending bill that combines $900 billion in stimulus relief for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for the 2021 federal fiscal year (combining 12 separate annual appropriations bills) and prevents a government shutdown.
A budget resolution for the 2021 fiscal year began to be considered by the 117th United States Congress in February 2021. As appropriations for the fiscal year had already been approved, the budget resolution's main purpose was to begin the budget reconciliation process to allow a COVID-19 pandemic relief bill to be passed without the possibility of being blocked by a filibuster.
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, enacted March 11, 2021; $1.9 trillion
December 27, 2020: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. 116–260 (text) January 1, 2021: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Pub. L. 116–283 (text)
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act
The United States federal budget for fiscal year 2022 ran from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022. The government was initially funded through a series of four temporary continuing resolutions. The final funding package was passed as an omnibus spending bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 116–260 (text) (PDF) , H.R. 133 , 134 Stat. 1182 , enacted December 27, 2020
During 2020 and 2021, the U.S. Congress passed major stimulus packages as part of an aggressive effort to fight both the pandemic and its economic impact. Three major bills were passed: the CARES Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.