What’s in the Senate’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill
- Senators limited jobless benefits, increased tax relief
- House to vote Tuesday on the changes before sending to Biden
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Senate Democrats passed the latest version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill after a more than 24-hour voting session that included the longest single vote in the chamber’s history.
The plan includes a wave of new spending, an extension of jobless benefits, another round of direct household payments, money for state and local governments and an expansion of vaccinations and virus-testing programs including a national vaccine distribution program for all residents regardless of immigration status.