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March 26, 2020 at 09:55 AM
The full Senate passed by a 96-0 vote late Wednesday a $2.2 trillion relief package, which includes a temporary waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain defined contribution plans and IRAs for calendar year 2020.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act, now heads to the House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the full House will consider the bill on Friday.
The 883-page CARES Act provides direct payments to individuals, $350 billion for small-business relief/paycheck protection, four months of increased unemployment insurance, $500 billion in relief for affected industries (including a credit facility that could provide more than $4 trillion in loans and loan guarantees), $150 billion for state and local governments, and an estimated $150 billion for health care, explains Ed Mills, policy analyst for Raymond James.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tweeted after the vote: “The Senate just pivoted from one of the most divided periods in recent memory to passing the largest rescue package in American history. And we passed it unanimously. Americans deserved this outcome. I am proud the Senate stepped up.”
Lawmakers, however, are already calling for another stimulus boost.
