Below, please find a summary of today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19. Please note we will not be publishing updates for the remainder of the week due to the July 4th holiday. Our next update will be...more
7/6/2020
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Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic since our last update (Thursday, June 18) – including today’s proclamation by President Trump to extend and expand COVID-19 related...more
6/24/2020
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Below, please find today’s update on the federal government’s recent activities in response to COVID-19, including major announcements from the Federal Reserve regarding its Main Street Lending Program and its Secondary...more
6/17/2020
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Below, please find a summary of today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19.
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During today’s Senate Small Business Committee hearing on CARES Act small business lending programs, Ranking...more
6/12/2020
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Today's federal government activities in response to COVID-19 include:
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Today, President Trump signed into law H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 to modify the CARES Act’s signature...more
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The House returns to Washington this week, with plans to vote Thursday on two pieces of legislation related to the SBA’s small business lending programs....more
5/28/2020
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The following federal government’s activity in response to COVID-19 has occured since our last update on May 15th. Of note, late Friday, the Treasury Department released its Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness...more
Today’s federal government activity in response to COVID-19 includes House Democrats’ release of their Heroes Act as well as the following other developments:
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Today, House Democrats unveiled their $3 trillion...more
Today's federal government response related to COVID-19 includes:
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The timing for House action on Democrats’ yet-to-be-unveiled CARES 2.0 proposal remains uncertain....more
5/12/2020
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Today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19 includes:
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House Democrats may unveil their CARES 2.0 relief legislation in the comings days, with a vote possible late next week – although the...more
Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19 include:
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Today, Senate Majority Leader McConnell issued a statement highlighting guidance from the Office of the Attending Physician ahead of the...more
Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19 include additional details on President Trump’s Tuesday evening Executive Order on meat and poultry processors....more
Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19, includes enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
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This afternoon, President Trump signed into law the...more
Today's federal government actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic include:
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Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the bipartisan $484 billion “interim emergency” relief...more
Below is a synopsis of today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19.
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This morning, the Paycheck Protection Program’s funding was exhausted, leaving the Small Business Administration (SBA)...more
Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19.
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Today, negotiations intensified between the Administration – led by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin – and Congressional Democrats working toward an...more
Following is a synopsis of federal government actions from the weekend and today in response to COVID-19.
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While both parties are anxious to move forward with a new “interim emergency” economic relief bill,...more
Yesterday saw continued negotiations related to the administration’s request for legislation to provide additional funding for the small business Paycheck Protection Program. Below is a synopsis of today’s federal government...more
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Much of the weekend’s and today’s federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic centered on implementation of recently enacted COVID-19 response measures, including the launch of the CARES Act small...more
Today's federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic included an agreement on Congress’s “phase three” response – with a Senate vote expected tonight – as well as additional announcements from the White House and various federal...more