Virginia lawmakers tasked with how to spend over $4B from American Rescue Plan On Monday, for the first time since March 2020, both chambers of the General Assembly met inside the ornate Capitol, tasked with figuring out how to spend $4.3 billion dollars provided to the Commonwealth from the federal American Rescue Plan. and last updated 2021-08-02 18:11:38-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- For almost a year and a half, the only statesmen inside Virginiaâs Jeffersonian Capitol building didnât do much of anything. State lawmakers met away from Capitol Square and statues of George Washington and other great Virginians were the only âofficialsâ dotting the hallways for about 17 months