First, the benefits of 10,200 will be tax-free from the new arrangement.
There is a significant change in the House bill, which will provide an additional 400 days a week from 29 August Gust and continue both epidemics for the same period. There is no tax provision in the housing bill.
But West Virginia Sen. J. Manchin – the Democrats’ decisive 50th vote – does not yet support the plan, but is backing the Republican proposal for a 300-week federal benefits by July.
Extending special epidemic programs
The epidemic unemployment assistance program provides benefits to freelancers, piecemeal workers, independent contractors and some people affected by the epidemic, while the epidemic crisis unemployment compensation program extends the payment period for people in the traditional state unemployment system.
Asked about the Senate Democratic Unemployment Insurance Agreement, the senior administration official said the White House was “definitely better than that” and pointed out that at first, the 10,200 benefits were no longer taxable “The administration was trying to figure something out.”
Running towards deadlines
Differences in Senate and House Bills, however, one point is that both houses have to work before they can send the final legislation to the President for signature.
The MLAs ’self-imposed deadline of March 14 to pass the relief package is fast approaching. That’s when jobless Americans will start reaping the benefits in two programs, which will come out next month. The $ 300 increase also ends next week.
Even if legislators end the bill in the coming days, some unemployed Americans may see a break in benefits as it could take a few weeks for state unemployment agencies to program new provisions into their system.
CNN’s Manu Raju and Phil Mattingley contributed to the report.
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