Second Stimulus Package Passed Senate

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.

Second stimulus package passed senate. 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. The house of representatives passed the cash act pdf on dec. Washington cnn president donald trump signed on sunday evening a 900 billion pandemic relief bill into law that includes enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments.

The bill that passed yesterday is being called the heroes act 2 0 and includes 600 federal unemployment benefits and aid for restaurants and airlines. News and updates millions of students and adult dependents won t receive a 600 stimulus payment congress has officially passed a 900 billion covid 19 relief package. The senate unanimously passed an approximately 2 2 trillion stimulus package late wednesday night in an effort to jump start an economy decimated by the coronavirus pandemic.

The democrats originally proposed this bill.