House aims to pass Biden’s COVID spending bill this month

Published February 7, 2021 12:00pm ET



House Democrats said they plan to pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package by late February, clearing the way for Senate consideration ahead of a March deadline, when federal unemployment runs out.

“Next week, we will be writing the legislation to create a path to final passage for the Biden American Rescue Plan, so that we can finish our work before the end of February,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote to fellow Democrats.

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