THE US HOUSE PASS A $3 trillion coronavirus relief package #HEROESAct

The House vote on a historic $3 trillion coronavirus relief package

to help coronavirus pandemic’s devastating effects on the economy and health-care system. 

the bill is more-than-1,800-page package

here is a summary: 

• Nearly $1 trillion in relief for state and local governments 

• A second round of direct payments of $1,200 per person, and up to $6,000 for a household

• About $200 billion for hazard pay for essential workers who face heightened health risks during the crisis

• $75 billion for coronavirus testing and contact tracing — a key effort to restart businesses

• An extension of the $600 per week federal unemployment insurance benefit through January (the provision approved in March is set to expire after July)

• $175 billion in rent, mortgage and utility assistance 

• Subsidies and a special Affordable Care Act enrollment period to people who lose their employer-sponsored health coverage

• More money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including a 15% increase in the maximum benefit

• Measures designed to buoy small businesses and help them keep employees on payroll, such as $10 billion in emergency disaster assistance grants and a strengthened employee retention tax credit

• Money for election safety during the pandemic and provisions to make voting by mail easier

• Relief for the U.S. Postal Service

The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding

• Medicare and Medicaid,

• health insurance,

• broadband service,

• medical product supplies,

• immigration,

• student loans and financial aid,

• the federal workforce,

• prisons,

• veterans benefits,

• consumer protection requirements,

• the U.S. Postal Service,

• federal elections,

• aviation and railroad workers, and

• pension and retirement plans.