Early Response
This $8.3 billion package aimed to boost the CDC’s public health efforts.
What is the Emergency Spending Package?
This act provided $1,200 stimulus payments per adult.
What is the CARES Act?
This act added $310 billion for small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program.
What is the PPP and Health Care Enhancement Act?
This act in December 2020 provided $600 direct payments to individuals.
What is the Consolidated Appropriations Act?
This 2021 law provided $1,400 direct payments and additional unemployment benefits.
What is the American Rescue Plan?
Signed on March 18, 2020, this law made COVID-19 testing free and expanded paid sick leave.
What is the Families First Coronavirus Response Act?
In addition to direct payments, this part of the CARES Act kept many small businesses open during the pandemic.
What is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)?
In addition to loans, this act expanded capacity for this essential part of controlling the pandemic.
What is COVID-19 testing?
In addition to direct payments, this benefit was extended under the Consolidated Appropriations Act to support those without jobs.
What is unemployment insurance?
The American Rescue Plan expanded this tax credit to help reduce child poverty during the pandemic.
What is the Child Tax Credit?
This piece of legislation provided states with funding to ramp up testing and containment measures, but shortages persisted.
What is the Emergency Spending Package?
This sector benefited from CARES Act funding, which provided financial support for critical care during the pandemic.
What are hospitals?
Hospitals received $75 billion in this type of funding as part of this interim legislative response.
What is health care funding through the PPP and Health Care Enhancement Act?
This act included funding to support remote learning and healthcare through this type of infrastructure expansion.
What is broadband expansion?
This state banned mask mandates and vaccine requirements in its September 2023 legislative response.
What is Texas?
This law increased federal Medicaid funding but faced delays in testing and benefit distribution.
What is the Families First Coronavirus Response Act?
Although the CARES Act provided significant economic relief, this issue arose when large corporations accessed the program meant for small businesses.
What is the misuse of PPP loans?
This state, along with others, greatly benefited from emergency loans for small businesses provided through the PPP.
What is Maine?
Despite the economic relief it provided, many criticized the Consolidated Appropriations Act for having smaller payments than this earlier relief act.
What is the CARES Act?
Although the American Rescue Plan provided significant relief, this aspect of the act, which helped distribute vaccines quickly, was critical to reopening the economy.
What is funding for vaccine distribution?