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THE US CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUSY this year attempting to provide a financial lifeline to the nation’s economy since the COVID-19 pan- demic began spreading across the country (see “Legislative Spotlight,” p. 12, for a detailed summary of the COVID-19 relief packages). Congress typically does not move that quickly on bills con- taining such large programs and price tags. The nation, how- ever, is obviously facing a crisis during which the playbook is being written on the fly, and the Senate and House are doing their best to provide solutions.
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Since passage of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care
Enhancement Act, the Senate has remained in session to work on previously scheduled, non-COVID–related legislation. While the House decreased its days in ses- sion following passage of H.R. 266, on May 15, the
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chamber passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES, Act, a new $3 trillion relief package. The roughly 1,800-page bill includes $875 billion for state and local governments, $75 billion for mortgage relief, $100 billion in assistance for renters, $25 billion for the US Postal Service, $3.6 bil- lion to shore up elections, and $10 billion for small businesses.
Congress is now debating policy priorities for a
CARES Act 2.0, a COVID-19 relief package that many assume to be Congress’s last attempt at financial assis- tance for the pandemic. While the HEROES Act was the House’s opening bid for what the CARES Act 2.0 pack- age could look like, Senate Republicans have largely dis- missed the legislation. Senate leaders are moving cautiously on CARES Act
2.0, stating their desire to see if the relief packages pre- viously passed by Congress are working as intended. On Jun. 5, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May. Republicans are pointing to these job numbers in a renewed push for a slimmed-down approach to CARES Act 2.0. Minimalist approach or not, Republican leaders have noted the importance of CARES Act 2.0. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recently indicated that Congress will likely need to pass another round of COVID-19 relief legisla- tion, and President Donald Trump has also expressed support. Republicans are dis- cussing different policy priorities to include in the CARES Act 2.0 that would address liability protections for employ- ers who reopen their businesses and tax incentives to encour- age businesses and events to resume. The next COVID relief bill to be signed into law will
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