Coronavirus Live Updates: House Passes $2 Trillion Relief Bill
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The House passed the $2 trillion stimulus package by voice vote, sending it to President Trump for his signature.
Congress gives final approval to $2 trillion relief package, sending it to Trump to sign.
Congress gave final approval on Friday to the largest economic stimulus package in modern American history, a $2 trillion measure designed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and deliver direct payments and jobless benefits for individuals, money for states and a huge bailout fund for businesses battered by the crisis.
The House approved the measure by voice vote, after leaders in both parties deflected an effort by Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican with a penchant for using procedural maneuvers to try to block legislation, to force a recorded vote requiring lawmakers to register their positions individually. It now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it.