A COVID relief bill is set to move through Congress over the next month or so, possibly with only the support of Democrats. The Senate on Feb. 5 approved the FY2021 budget resolution after an overnight session, unlocking the “budget reconciliation” process for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. The House passed the Senate version and plans to begin writing the reconciliation legislation in the coming weeks, subject to some constraints under reconciliation. Democrats hope to have the legislation enacted before the mid-March expiration of pandemic unemployment programs.
02-08-2021Bernie Erickson CLEP, LC, CLMC, executive vice president, at Facilities Solutions Group (FSG) and Bryan Moledor, business development, at System4 & MicroShield 360, share about the COVID-19 resources they offer.
01-25-2021The Small Business Administration announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will soon reopen to serve new borrowers and some existing borrowers. First Draw PPP loans became available only from […]
01-13-2021Travel center employees, as “essential” workers, fall within Phase 2, but so too do tens of thousands of others.
12-21-2020Congressional leadership have reached a deal on a COVID relief package as well as an omnibus Fiscal Year 2021 spending bill. Actual legislative language for the approximately $2 trillion bill, which will likely run thousands of pages, has not been released yet but will nonetheless be voted on in the next few days.
12-21-2020NATSO, along with the National Association of Convenience Stores, Energy Marketers of America, and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America, urged the Department of Health and Human Services to consider the interdependent nature of essential workers as it determines the next round of vaccination priorities.
12-17-2020This will be one of the most consequential weeks of the year for Congress. Government funding expires on December 18 following a one-week extension, so lawmakers are working toward a deal to fund the government for either the rest of the fiscal year (which ends in September) or until sometime in the first quarter of 2021.
12-15-2020States began administering COVID vaccines Dec. 14 in a complex logistical effort. FedEx and UPS will transport the vaccine throughout most of the country, and each delivery will be followed by shipments of dry ice a day later.
12-14-2020If an agreement can be reached, the provisions will likely be attached to an appropriations bill to extend government funding beyond Dec. 11.
12-03-2020NATSO, along with industry trade groups representing fuel retailers, urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that federal priorities are followed throughout the vaccine distribution chain […]
11-24-2020Dozens of states are reimposing restrictions intended to stop the COVID-19 virus from spreading out of control.
11-20-2020