Luján Votes For COVID Funding, Spending Package From the Office of U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján: …Package Includes Direct Checks, Unemployment Benefits, Rental Assistance, Small Business Relief, and Funding for Vaccine Deployment Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) voted for the House passage of a bipartisan omnibus appropriations package that includes COVID-19 funding. The legislation funds the government through September and extends COVID-19 relief programs like federal enhanced unemployment benefits, economic impact payments, emergency rental assistance, and the Paycheck Protection Program. It also includes billions of dollars to support mass vaccination efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The legislation now advances to the Senate, where it is expected to pass later tonight.