Pelosi Releases New $3 Trillion Coronavirus 4 Relief Package, Including $1 Trillion to States

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Tuesday, which includes $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments.

“The Heroes Act” designates $500 billion in funding to state governments to assist with the “fiscal impacts” of the coronavirus.

An additional $375 billion is set aside for local governments.

The plan also calls for more direct payments to Americans of $1,200 per individual and up to $6,000 for a family.

Other benefits to individuals include $175 billion in rent, mortgage and utilities assistance and an extension of the $600-per-week federal unemployment benefits boost until January 2021.

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The enhanced unemployment benefits contained in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act legislation passed in March will expire at the end of July, CNBC reported.

The Heroes Act also includes $200 billion for hazard pay for essential workers, as well as outlays for food assistance, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

The Associated Press reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called for a “pause” in spending to see the impact of the CARES Act.

According to the Committee for a Responsible Government, Congress has thus far authorized $3.6 trillion in coronavirus-related legislation.

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