Congress agrees on budget resolution, paving way for reconciliation process for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package

The House and Senate today passed a concurrent budget resolution giving Congress the option to use fast-track procedures to pass the president’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package with a simple majority in the Senate.
The resolution allocates up to $1.9 trillion to committees with jurisdiction over Biden’s American Rescue Plan and instructs them to report legislation consistent with these budgetary targets to the Budget Committees by Feb. 16.
For more on the reconciliation process, including a video and podcast, visit AHA’s webpage on using reconciliation to pass COVID-19 relief legislation.
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