The House of Representatives passed a more than $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill on Monday following months of negotiations. The bill, passed in the House by a 359-53 vote, is expected to be overwhelmingly approved by the Senate and be forwarded to President Donald Trump to avoid a government shutdown, because federal funding will expire at midnight. The relief package includes a one-week stop-gap spending bill, which would allow time to process both the $1.4 trillion annual spending package and the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package—a total of $2.3 billion. The legislation of 5,593 pages includes a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans, and the same amount for children. It would also provide enhanced unemployment insurance benefits of $300 per week. The package also sets aside some $25 billion in rental assistance, and extends a ban on evictions that was due to expire by the end of January 2021. The bill …
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