Bipartisan Lawmakers Unveil $900 Billion Coronavirus Stimulus Package .
The new proposal was introduced on Dec. 1
after months of congressional idleness. .
It consists of nearly $908 billion and includes
$180 billion to fund a supplemental unemployment
benefit of $300 per week through March.
It also includes $160 billion
in state and local government aid and
$288 billion for small business relief. .
$16 billion would be allocated to vaccine distribution, testing and contact tracing.
$82 billion would go to education, and
$45 billion would be put toward transportation.
Money would also be provided for rental assistance, child care and broadband. .
Unlike the first stimulus package, this proposal would not provide another direct payment to most Americans.
Coronavirus-related lawsuits would also be temporarily barred on the federal level. .
Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner has called the relief plan an "interim package" to aid America until President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.
According to those close
to him, Biden intends to push
for the passage of a broad
economic aid package, .
work toward containing the
COVID-19 pandemic and strive
to tackle racial inequality within
his first 100 days in office