The Senate has no plans to take up the coronavirus relief bill, though Democrats hope it can lead to talks on another aid package.
Republicans have opposed the bill, so it has little chance of becoming law.
It includes relief for state and local governments, more direct payments, hazard pay for essential workers, an extension of the federal unemployment benefit and money for testing, among other provisions. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington, May 14, 2020.House Democrats on Friday passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package, unprecedented spending Senate Republicans have pledged to block as the major parties struggle to find a path forward on the pandemic response.
The chamber also approved voting by proxy and remote committee work. The rules changes, major moves for a tradition-bound institution, aim to make it easier for representatives to conduct business from outside of Washington during the crisis. The House passed the rescue legislation in a close 208-199 vote, as Democrats saw defections from both the left and right flanks of the party. Fourteen Democrats voted against the bill and one Republican supported it.
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