From GovTrack.us, March 28, 2020
Mar 22, 2020 6:03 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Re: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 748
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 47/47
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Mar 23, 2020 1:29 p.m. — Vote
Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 748
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 49/46
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Mar 25, 2020 10:41 p.m. — Vote
S.Amdt. 1577 (Sasse) to H.R. 748: To ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not result in an individual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unemployed.
Amendment Rejected 48/48
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Mar 25, 2020 11:17 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
Bill Passed 96/0
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
This is the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill. The bill was introduced on an unrelated matter, but on March 25, 2020, the Senate replaced its text in whole with the stimulus bill. The bill would:
Send $1,200 to each American making $75,000 a year or less.
Add $600/week to unemployment benefits for four months.
Give $100 billion to hospitals and health providers and increases Medicare reimbursements for treating coronavirus.
Give $750 million to food banks, to Puerto Rico and the other territories for food assistance, and to programs for food distribution on American Indian reservations.
Make $500 billion of loans or investments to businesses, states and municipalities, and $32 billion in grants to the airline industry.
Relief ...
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