{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-covid-19-relief-federal-funding", "House Passes COVID-19 Relief, Federal Funding", "2020-12-21", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, year-end legislation that funds annual federal government operations and allocates COVID-19 relief. U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement:\n\n\"It's been a long negotiating process, but I believe we've got a winning end product. In addition to the overdue and much-needed COVID-19 relief, the appropriations bills fund our military and the border wall, reinstate the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), don't remove any pro-life protections, and much more while still coming in under the budget caps we'd set, something that hasn't happened in several years. It's an imperfect process \u2013 these bills should've been passed months ago \u2013 but it's the best we've got under the current situation. I voted for them and hope to see them signed into law soon.\"\n\nBackground\n\nThe funding breakdown for COVID-19 relief includes:\n\n$600 stimulus checks per individual/child, capped at $75,000 gross adjusted income per individual ($150,000 for married couples). These payments will be based on 2019 tax returns.\n\n$280 billion to reopen and strengthen the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Businesses with fewer than 300 employees and that have had a 25 percent reduction in revenue are eligible for a second round of payments.\n\n$20 billion for the production of vaccines and therapeutics, covering the cost for everyone who needs it.\n\n$45 billion in transportation assistance, including $15 billion for passenger air carriers to retain employees.\n\n$300 million for the broadband deployment program to support rural broadband infrastructure, and $250 million to the FCC to carry out the temporary telehealth pilot program authorized under the CARES Act.\n\n$13 billion in support to farmers, ranchers and the agriculture sector.\n\nThe funding breakdown for the annual appropriations bills includes:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:42:23Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-passes-covid-19-relief-federal-funding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4955108053982258, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}