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RAWA -- Bill Summary (Introduced by House Dems May 1st)

On March 12, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was introduced in the House to provide additional funding and authority to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and support households facing economic hardship as a result of the virus. On March 18, after multiple revisions, the Senat...

On March 27th the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act intends to address the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shutdown in much of the nation’s economic activity. While the CARES Act greatly expands unem...

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Study Authors: Barnow, Cai, Chocolaad, Eberts, Hobbie At the end of 2007, the U.S. economy was hit with the most severe recession since the Great Depression, as the unemployment rate rose from 5 percent in December of that year to a peak of 10 ...

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“The Recovery Act” or “The Act”). In November 2009, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), through its research arm, the Center for Employment Security Education...

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Pathways Out of Poverty

On February 13, 2009, both the House and Senate passed the conference version of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The primary purposes of the ARRA focus on promoting economic recovery, assisting those most affected by the recession, improving economic effi...

Recovery Act Funds Received by USDOL In Perspective