The House’s COVID-19 $1.9 Trillion Package

The House voted on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package which includes:

$75 billion for vaccinations, treatments, testing and medical supplies;
$19 billion for state health departments and community health centers;
$7.2 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program;
$15 billion for economic injury disaster loans;
$26 billion for restaurants, bars and live venues;
$15 billion in payroll support for airlines;
$86 billion to fund 185 multiemployer pension plans insured by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp;
$413 billion in checks at $1,400 per man, woman and dependent, that phases out at $75,000 of individual income;
$400 a week in federal unemployment benefits through August;
$350 billion for state and local governments and cities and counties;
$129 billion for elementary and secondary schools;
$40 billion in higher education;
$35 billion for Affordable Care Act premiums;
$15 billion to Medicaid;
$39 billion for child care;
$30 billion for public transit agencies;
$19 billion in rental assistance;
$10 billion in mortgage assistance;
$4.5 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program;
$3.5 billion for the SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps);
$1 billion for Head Start;
$1.5 billion for Amtrak;
$50 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
$4 billion for farm aid programs;
$1 billion in world food assistance;
$500 million for grants to fund activities related to the arts, humanities, libraries and museums, and Native American language preservation; and
$15 an hour minimum wage.