{"id":3994,"date":"2021-03-06T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2023-01-26T21:33:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:33:15","slug":"senate-passes-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/senate-passes-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes American Rescue Plan Act of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NewsCurrentEvents.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4003\" width=\"453\" height=\"236\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A week after the House passed their version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, the U.S. Senate has approved their own legislation for the coronavirus relief bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will now be sent back for House approval, and then to its final destination \u2014 President Biden&#8217;s desk. Both actions are expected to happen this upcoming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some significant changes have been made to the bill; most notably, the removal of a $15 an hour minimum wage hike. Even though the pay raise was part of the House bill, this action was expected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/25\/15-minimum-wage-decision-biden-covid-relief-bill.html\">after Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the policy cannot be part of Senate budgeting talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate also lowered income qualification for individual stimulus payments, which makes it so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/03\/03\/stimulus-checks-plan-to-curb-eligibility-cuts-off-12-million.html\">12 million fewer Americans will receive a check than the last two payments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another change was for those receiving unemployment benefits. 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