About the American Rescue Plan

Signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) allocates $1.9 trillion to COVID-19 relief and economic recovery. Cities in Oregon will directly receive more than $680 million. These funds will be provided over two distributions, the first taking place shortly following the official passage of the ARP.

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​Summary

In addition to direct funding, the ARP provides specific funding for:

• ​Agriculture and nutrition programs, including extending SNAP and the Pandemic EBT program to keep families fed through the pandemic;
• Schools and institutions of higher education to safely reopen schools, address learning loss, and support students and staff, including support for broadband for students;
• Child care to help sustain child care providers and expand child care assistance to 857,000 children;
• COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, treatment, and prevention, especially for hard to reach communities and areas;
• Mental health and substance-use disorder services;
• Emergency rental assistance, homeowner assistance, and other housing programs to help families pay rent, mortgages, and utilities;
• Transit agencies to prevent layoffs of transit workers and prevent severe cuts to transit services that essential workers and the general public rely on.
• Multiemployer pension plans;
• Small business assistance, including specific programs for restaurants and live venues;
• Support for health care workers, transportation workers, federal employees, veterans, and other targeted populations;
• International and humanitarian responses and;
• Tribal government services.

The bill also includes provisions that:

• ​Extend enhanced unemployment benefits through September, providing an additional $300 per week on top of all state unemployment benefits;
• Provide direct economic impact payments of $1,400 per eligible individual and $2,800 for couples making up to $150,000 per year. Eligible families will also receive an additional $1,400 payment per child and adult dependent, amounting to $5,600 for an average family of four;
• Expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit;
• Provide premium assistance for certain health insurance coverage; and
• Require coverage, without cost-sharing, of COVID-19 vaccines and treatment under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).