Second Stimulus Package In Senate
The second stimulus will include 15 billion for airline payroll support 10 billion for state highways another 2 billion for airports and related businesses and 1 billion for amtrak.
Second stimulus package in senate. A second round of stimulus checks may soon land in the bank accounts of millions of americans after president donald trump signed a 900 billion economic relief package on december 27. Second stimulus second. The new bill is the second largest federal stimulus package after the 2 trillion cares act that congress approved in.
No democratic senators who ve long pushed for a more expansive stimulus package voted in favor of it. House pushes senate to approve 2 000 stimulus checks. Senate to vote on targeted bill mcconnell says.
The united states congress has approved a 900 billion covid 19 relief package that s. Millions of dollars will be set aside to provide the u s. The house of representatives passed the cash act pdf on dec.
The senate on monday approved a 900 billion economic relief stimulus package that includes another round of direct stimulus payment checks to americans billions in funding to help struggling businesses and expansion of unemployment benefits funding for federal agencies through the fiscal year 2021 and extension of certain expiring tax provisions. 28 to authorize a 2 000 second stimulus payment for every qualifying adult and dependent but it hasn t been picked up for a vote in. Republicans and democrats previously agreed in principle on 1 200 second stimulus checks for individuals and 2 400 for married joint filers.
Getty senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. As a result the bill was unable to meet the 60 vote threshold it needed to advance.