Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19.
Congress
Today, negotiations intensified between the Administration – led by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin – and Congressional Democrats working toward an “interim emergency” relief package
Congressional Republicans and the Administration are pushing to infuse another $250 billion into the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, which is set to run out of funds as soon as today
Democrats are urging programmatic changes to ensure underserved borrowers can access the loans – in addition to more funding for hospitals and state and local governments; see Speaker Pelosi’s afternoon statement here
Recent Congressional Statements / Letters
White House / Agency Activity
White House
- It is rumored that the White House will release guidance tomorrow on a “staged” reopening of the country
Department of the Treasury
Department of Labor
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Reserve
State / Local Activity
Given the plethora of state and local actions, we recommend MultiState’s COVID-19 Policy Tracker as a comprehensive tool to monitor the response