The American Rescue Plan

On March 10, 2021, Congress put the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into effect. This 1.9 trillion package includes a variety of policies to provide further relief for the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes but is not limited to $1,400 checks, funding for the COVID-19 public health response, unemployment benefits, extensions of paid sick leave, state and school funding, the new child anti-poverty measures and housing assistance. The ARP package…

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