A number of changes were made to the proposal, which was tabled about two weeks ago by a bipartisan group of legislators. Direct stimulus testing was brought to the final moment. The states were left with direct aid and liability protection for companies.
The full bill text was not released until Sunday night. Here is what we know from a summary published by the Democratic and Republican leadership:
The stimulus checks
Eligible families will receive an additional 600 600 per child – લર 100 more than Congress gave families in the first round of relief last spring.
The benefits of unemployment
Under the deal, from the end of December to March, the unemployed will receive a $ 300 weekly federal increase in benefits for 11 weeks. The amount is half of the previous federal stimulus, which ran in late July.
The Epidemic Unemployment Assistance Program extends unemployment benefits for gig workers, freelancers, independent contractors, self-employed and certain people affected by the coronavirus. The Epidemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program provides an additional 13 weeks payment to those who evacuate regular state benefits.
Both programs will be close to new applicants in mid-March and then come on stage for existing claimants in early April.
The final agreement is less liberal than the original bilateral deal released earlier this month. It will provide 16 weeks of advanced payments and epidemic benefits.
Small business loan
It allocates billion 12 billion specifically for minority-owned and very small businesses.
Unlike the Care Act, the bill works for ળો 15 billion for live venues, independent movie theaters and cultural institutions. It also expands the credentials in more nonprofits as well as local newspapers, TV and radio broadcasters.
Funding for schools and child care
An additional 10 billion has been added to support child care providers struggling with the epidemic.
Rental assistance
The bill will be extended until January 31, which is a boycott of security scheduled to expire at the end of the year. It will also provide ભા 25 billion in rent assistance to individuals who have lost their source of income during the epidemic.
Nutrition assistance
The deal will increase SNAP benefits by 15% for six months but will not increase eligibility. This is more generous than the original bilateral agreement in early December, which called for a four-month extension.
Democrats have advocated increasing the supplementary nutrition assistance program, or SNAP, because food stamps have been formally known since the epidemic began, but the provision did not make it into previous relief packages.
The bill would expand the Pandemic-EBT program to children under the age of 6 who would be considered “registered” and eligible for benefits in childcare. It now provides low-income families with free school-age children and the money they receive at school instead of low-cost meals.
The deal will send 400 400 million to food banks and food pantries through the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
It will also provide 17 5,175 million for nutritional services for celiacs, and 13 13 million for a modality supplemental food program such as Mills Wheels, which serves more than 700,000 older Americans monthly.
Vaccine funding
The agreement will provide 20 billion for the purchase of vaccines so that they can receive them free of charge, as well as another 8 8 billion for vaccine distribution.
It will provide 20 20 billion to states to help with the test.
What’s not in the bill – state and local government funding
The provision is the most contradictory in the negotiations. The House Democrats passed a and 75 billion relief bill that passes the chamber in May to help states and local governments struggling with low tax revenues due to the epidemic.
But Republicans in March resisted allocating more than the 150 150 billion aid provided in Congress’ tr tr 2 trillion relief bill, which could only be used for coronavirus-related costs. G.O.P. Lawmakers have said they do not want to bail out the states that manage their finances.
State and local officials have pushed legislators in recent days when it became clear that direct aid was falling by the wayside.
In a joint statement Sunday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer noted that the final agreement would provide schools with emergency resources, 27 27 billion for state highways, struggling transportation agencies, Amtrak and airports, and લર 22 billion for health. Relevant expenses of state, local, tribal and regional government.
In addition, the agreement calls for billion 2 billion to support intercity buses.
State and local officials also said they would try to use some of the funds to address budget deficits.
CNN’s Manu Raju and Claire Fora contributed to the reporting.
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