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.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 90
NAYs: 8
Legislator | State | Party Sort ascending | Vote | |
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Sen. Todd Young | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lindsey Graham | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Barrasso | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. David Perdue | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rand Paul | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Cory Gardner | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Roger Wicker | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lamar Alexander | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Deb Fischer | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Joni Ernst | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jerry Moran | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Michael B. Enzi | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Martha McSally | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Steve Daines | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Thom Tillis | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Ted Cruz | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Thune | Republican | Yes |