This 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.
Congressional negotiators also continue to hammer out a Covid relief bill to pass in conjunction with the spending bill.
- Extended unemployment insurance eligibility;
- A second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding;
- Money for vaccine distribution and testing; and
- Funding for schools.
- Liability limitations for COVID-related claims. Congress is now considering short-term liability relief (i.e., a 12-month moratorium on any litigation regarding COVID-19 exposure claims absent gross negligence);
- Additional money for state and local governments that would likely be tied to population up to a cap;
- Direct stimulus payments to Americans (~$600/person up to a cap);
- Federal unemployment supplement (~$300/week); Some companies, including Walmart and Home Depot, have reinstated "hero incentives" to employees working during the pandemic. Many companies did this temporarily early on in the pandemic;
- Making PPP loans tax deductible;
- Direct relief for the restaurant industry;
- Additional money for airlines and transportation.
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