Coronavirus
Responding to Coronavirus
House Democrats are working to address the public health emergency created by the outbreak of a new coronavirus, named COVID-19.
On March 4th, Congress passed $8.3 billion in emergency funds to provide funding for prevention, preparedness, and response efforts; for the development of treatments and a vaccine; and for low-interest SBA loans to support small businesses that have been affected.
On March 18th, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law. This legislation works to address the economic impacts being felt by Americans; it ensures that testing for coronavirus is free, provides for emergency paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave, ensures the availability of unemployment insurance, and secures access to nutrition for children, seniors, and low-income families.
On March 27th, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide further economic assistance to families facing lost income and industry sectors whose employees are bearing the brunt of this public health crisis. Work is continuing on additional legislation to respond to this pandemic.
On May 15th, House Democrats passed the Heroes Act to honor frontline workers by providing critical funding to state, local, and tribal governments; establishing hazard pay for frontline workers; expanding testing, treatment, and tracing; and providing additional financial relief to Americans.
Click here to view a report on how these bills are providing relief to the American people. In addition, committees are continuing to work remotely during this crisis by holding virtual hearings, briefings, and forums on the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. Click here to learn more.
On March 4th, Congress passed $8.3 billion in emergency funds to provide funding for prevention, preparedness, and response efforts; for the development of treatments and a vaccine; and for low-interest SBA loans to support small businesses that have been affected.
On March 18th, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law. This legislation works to address the economic impacts being felt by Americans; it ensures that testing for coronavirus is free, provides for emergency paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave, ensures the availability of unemployment insurance, and secures access to nutrition for children, seniors, and low-income families.
On March 27th, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide further economic assistance to families facing lost income and industry sectors whose employees are bearing the brunt of this public health crisis. Work is continuing on additional legislation to respond to this pandemic.
On May 15th, House Democrats passed the Heroes Act to honor frontline workers by providing critical funding to state, local, and tribal governments; establishing hazard pay for frontline workers; expanding testing, treatment, and tracing; and providing additional financial relief to Americans.
Click here to view a report on how these bills are providing relief to the American people. In addition, committees are continuing to work remotely during this crisis by holding virtual hearings, briefings, and forums on the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. Click here to learn more.
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The United States is nearing the horrific milestone of 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 and quickly approaching 30 million confirmed cases. As the impacts of the pandemic continue to mount, House Democrats are working closely with the Biden Administration to provide urgently needed relief through the American Rescue Plan to support American families and restore our economy.
This week, House committees are marking up pieces of the American Rescue Plan to provide desperately needed relief to American families.
Today, two House Committees are marking up their portions of the American Rescue Plan, while the Ways & Means Committee continues marking up their piece. As you cover these markups, we wanted to be sure you had a few stats in mind:
Today, two House Committees are marking up their portions of the American Rescue Plan, while the Ways & Means Committee continues marking up their piece. As you cover these markups, we wanted to be sure you had a few stats in mind:
This week, House committees begin marking up pieces of the American Rescue Plan to provide desperately needed relief to American families.
This week, the Democratic House Majority continued our work to provide the American people with the relief they desperately need to get through this pandemic and the economic crisis. Today’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget resolution was an important step toward enacting President Biden’s American Rescue Plan by providing another avenue to see it enacted.
With the House and Senate now agreeing on a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2021, Congress now has an additional tool to quickly pass President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to help Americans struggling through this pandemic and the economic crisis it has caused.
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Democratic leaders and committee chairs at the White House earlier today to discuss their meeting with President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss the American Resue Plan to provide COVID-19 relief for Americans.
Madam Speaker, the American people are suffering from the most severe public health emergency in our lifetimes and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
For the past eleven years, I have been leading House Democrats' plan to create jobs and expand access to economic opportunity, which we call the Make It In America plan.
Building on the immediate steps he has taken in the two days since he took office, I applaud President Biden for signing an executive order today that will help the most vulnerable Americans get through the economic crisis that has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I commend President Biden for the national strategy he put forward today, as well as the executive actions he signed this afternoon.