Second Stimulus Package Overview

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Second stimulus package overview. Here s an overview of the 600 billion package. It also provides 175 million for nutrition services for seniors such as meals on. A second smaller stimulus bill has been passed.

Late into the day on december 21 congress finally passed a much anticipated and arguably long overdue second stimulus package. This webinar will preview the changes and any guidelines that have been issued to date. President trump on sunday night signed a 900 billion stimulus bill into law avoiding a government shutdown after he demanded changes to the sprawling package and held up the legislation s.

The package sends 400 million to food banks and food pantries through the emergency food assistance program. Here s an overview of all that s included in the new pandemic stimulus relief package for those who ve lost wages and work. The consolidated appropriations act 2021 is a 2 3 trillion spending bill and includes a new round of stimulus funding for businesses.

The package includes 20 billion for the purchase of vaccines nearly 9 billion for vaccine distribution and about 22 billion to help states with testing tracing and covid 19 mitigation programs. While the package provides far more money for k 12 schools than the first stimulus bill in march the funds still fall short of what both sectors say they need to blunt the effect of the pandemic.