Congress Passes and President Biden Signs American Rescue Plan Act Providing COVID-19 Stimulus and Extending Key Labor and Employment Benefits | Practical Law
President Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA-21), a $1.9 trillion relief package, passed through a budget reconciliation process. The ARPA-21 provides COVID-19 pandemic-related stimulus funds and contains several significant employment provisions, including extensions of unemployment and other benefits first provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and extended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA-21).