In Year-End Push, Hill Leaders Reach Deal on $900B Relief Package
Congressional leaders have announced they have reached an agreement on a roughly $900-billion coronavirus relief and economic aid measure that includes payments to individuals, loans for small businesses, and funds for transportation workers and others.
The deal, which Democratic and Republican leaders announced the evening of Dec. 20, is expected to be combined with a wide-ranging $1.4-trillion appropriations package measure to keep government agencies, including their construction programs, operating through Sept. 30, 2021, the end of the current fiscal year.