On February 9, four House Committees released details covering various provisions of the American Rescue Plan. The House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure issued reports summarizing funding details within the next relief bill.
The reports address several provisions including funding for state and local governments, emergency rental assistance, additional funds for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, and more.
Highlights:
$350 billion for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments
$195.3 billion for states and Washington, DC
$130.2 billion divided evenly between cities and counties
$20 billion for tribal governments
$4.5 billion for territories
Eligible for lost revenue due to COVID-19
$128.5 billion for state educational agencies
Ninety percent allocated to local education agencies
For reimbursing expenses to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments continuing response and recovery activities from COVID-19, including vaccination efforts, deployment of the National Guard