House to vote Wednesday morning on $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package

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The House will hold its final vote on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday morning, after passing a procedural motion on Tuesday with a vote of 219-210.

The Senate approved its version of the bill, called the American Rescue Plan, over the weekend. While it has many of the same key elements as the measure first passed by the House, like sending $1,400 stimulus checks to most Americans, there are some big changes, including the removal of an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.