Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Mar. 18, 2020 | H.R. 6201

This was the second bill to respond to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 6201 would encourage working people to seek testing for infection by making the tests free for most people covered by employment-based insurance, Medicare or Medicaid; mandates that workers who are sick or affected by quarantine receive up to 14 paid sick days and up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year. H.R. 6201 also would take steps to improve access to food by expanding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program and the school lunch program. Recognizing that the current federal unemployment insurance (UI) program would not be able to provide sufficient support for states to meet the needs of workers, the package would provide additional funding for states. This bill passed the Senate on March 18, 2020, and was signed into law that same day.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 90
NAYs: 8

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
Republican No
Sen. David Perdue
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican Yes
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican Yes
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican No
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat Yes