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COVID-19 Relief Bill: What Made It Into the Final Package?

It appears that both houses of Congress are likely to vote by the end of today on a $900 billion package of COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus. The final bill–all 5,593 pages of it–includes additional unemployment benefits, assistance for renters, relief targeted for live performance venues and movie theaters, money for education, and those famous $600 checks. “We have now reached agreement on a bill that will crush the virus and put money in the pockets of working families who are struggling,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a letter to Democrats released on Sunday. “This emergency relief bill is an important initial step.”

Pandemic Relief Extends CARES Act Unemployment Benefits

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Facing a government shutdown and the expiration of many of the relief programs included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) enacted in March 2020, on December 21, 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package as part of a broader $1.4 trillion government funding bill.  Along with other relief measures, the new legislation includes additional funding for unemployment benefit programs that had previously been funded in the CARES Act. Unemployment Benefits under the CARES Act The CARES Act expanded unemployment insurance benefits available to workers, including through the following three programs: (1) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (“FPUC”); (2) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (“PEUC”); and (3) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”).  In short:

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