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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. [1]
The bill includes $1,400 checks, an unemployment insurance extension and $70 billion for COVID-19 The Senate Passed a $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill. Here's What's In It
The Senate has narrowly passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package with a 50-49 vote down party lines, after the House of Representatives approved the bill on Feb. 27. The long-awaited ...
The Senate passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package on Saturday, sending the amended bill back for a vote in the House followed by the president signing the legislation.
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
Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan survived more than 24 ... COVID-19 stimulus plan survived more than 24 hours of debate in which Republicans challenged key aspects of the bill.
The bill is referred to as "Phase 3.5" of Congress's coronavirus response. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] It followed the first three phases: phase one "was an $8.3 billion bill spurring coronavirus vaccine research and development" (the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ), which was signed into law on March 6, 2020.
Senate Republicans unveiled a new, trimmed down COVID-19 relief bill on Tuesday with aid for small businesses, schools and unemployed workers. Democrats say the bill is "headed nowhere."