President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law on Thursday, March 11th, and while some of the $1,400 stimulus checks approved by the bill began hitting bank accounts as early as last Friday, the vast majority of eligible Americans received their payments on Wednesday, March 17th. In fact, …
Now that the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package has made its way through the House and the Senate, the last step is for President Joe Biden to sign the bill into law. White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said that Biden plans to sign the American Rescue Plan on Friday, and as soon as …
Following several days of contentious debate, the Senate passed its version of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on Saturday, sending the legislation back to the House of Representatives for one final vote. The House has already voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan, but because substantial changes were made to the bill …
President Joe Biden and the Senate Democrats are determined to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package as quickly as possible, and they aren’t going to let a relatively minor dispute slow them down. Earlier this week, a group of moderate Democrats expressed concern about the new round of $1,400 stimulus checks being sent to …
Following its passage in the House last weekend, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is expected to receive a vote in the Senate as early as this Friday. There are some wrinkles to be ironed out, like the removal of the minimum wage hike that the Senate parliamentarian deemed “extraneous” to the budget reconciliation process, …
Democrats will bring the $1.9 trillion relief package and its $1,400 stimulus checks to the House floor for a vote on Friday, February 26th before sending the bill to the Senate. In addition to a third round of stimulus checks, the bill also includes $400 a week federal unemployment assistance, funding for vaccine distribution, and …
The House Budget Committee approved Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Monday. In addition to a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks, the bill would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next four years. The minimum wage hike faces opposition from at least two Senate Democrats, but the …
The House of Representatives plans to vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package this week, which includes a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote before the end of the week, at which point …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a press conference this week that Democrats hope to vote on Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill by the end of next week. Biden’s American Rescue Plan includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $400/week in unemployment assistance, $350 billion for state and local governments, and a $15 federal minimum wage. …
Democrats expect to vote on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package by the end of next week, securing a new round of $1,400 checks for most Americans. The current bill also increases the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, but there are Democrats who don’t want to include the measure in the American Rescue …
