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Stimulus update: Congress finalizes agreement on $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Lawmakers have cleared away the last major obstacle to agreement on a COVID-19 economic relief package.
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Stimulus update: Congress finalizes agreement on $1 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
The bill would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans.
The House was expected to vote on the legislation on Monday, said a spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
WASHINGTON -- Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.
The agreement, announced by Senate leaders, would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans, along with a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and money for schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction.