The House of Representatives and the Senate on Monday passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill following months of negotiations. Congress also passed a $1.4 trillion annual federal spending package to keep the federal government funded for another year. Totaling $2.3 trillion, the year-end government funding package that includes the COVID-19 relief comes to 5,593 pages (pdf), by far the longest…
House Passes $900 Billion Stimulus Bill
The House of Representatives passed a more than $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill on Monday following months of negotiations. The bill, passed in the House by a 359-53 vote, is expected to be overwhelmingly approved by the Senate and be forwarded to President Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown, because federal funding will expire at…
Congress Passes 1-Day Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress passed a one-day extension to government funding on Sunday night to prevent a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday. Senate passed the Stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had passed the measure to temporarily extend funding. It is…
Trump Signs Off on 24 Hour Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed off on the one-day extension to government funding passed by Congress earlier on Sunday night, preventing a partial government shutdown as lawmakers push through the final steps to pass a COVID-19 aid bill on Monday. The Senate passed the stopgap funding bill hours after the House announced that it had…
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