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Senate leadership introduces HEALS Act, work continues toward next COVID-19 relief bill

July 29, 2020

Sanaz Arjomand and Vanessa Garcia Polanco

On Monday evening July 27th, Senate Majority Leader McConnell released an initial coronavirus relief package proposal, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. This $1 trillion proposal, which comes about two months after the House’s HEROES Act,

Congress passes COVID-19 relief package, providing $9.5 billion for farmers who supply local food systems

March 27, 2020

Sanaz Arjomand

NOTE: This blog post was edited 3/31/20 to reflect changes in the implementation of the CARES Act by the Small Business Administration. On March 27, 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,

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Senate leadership introduces HEALS Act, work continues toward next COVID-19 relief bill

Congress passes COVID-19 relief package, providing $9.5 billion for farmers who supply local food systems