一项高达3万亿美元的新经济刺激计划——甚至超过了3月份通过的2万亿美元的历史性一揽子计划——将为大多数美国人提供另一笔1200美元的个人分期付款，每户最高6000美元。
众议院民主党人1，800页《英雄法案》还将把每周600美元的联邦失业救济金延长至明年1月；给州、地方和部落政府1万亿美元；提供2000亿美元提高基本工人的工资；并提供750亿美元用于冠状病毒检测、接触追踪和免费治疗等。
众议院议长南希·佩洛西以低利率为由，阐述了为什么联邦政府应该继续“胸怀大志”
“我们面临着我们国家历史上最大的灾难。撇开我们是如何来到这里的，在我们走向未来的时候，我们必须以最深沉的人性来面对这场悲剧，”这位加州民主党人说。“我们现在必须为人民着想，因为如果我们不这样做，以后会造成更多的生命和生计损失。不演戏是最昂贵的课程。”
然而，这一方案在共和党人看来是一蹴而就的。
参议院多数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔说:“我们不能花足够的钱来永远支撑经济。”。“这不是一个渴望立法的时代，这是一个对冠状病毒大流行做出实际反应的时代。”
“所以，”这位肯塔基州共和党人继续说道，“我们将坚持进行目标明确的立法——如果我们再次立法，我们很可能会这样做——这将解决问题，满足需求，而不是满足众议院民主党多数人的愿望。”
5月7日，众议院议长南希·佩洛西在华盛顿美国国会大厦举行的每周新闻发布会上谈到冠状病毒大流行后离开。
正在休会的民主党领导的众议院将于周五返回华盛顿特区批准该法案。它的通过正值当前的流行病使国家陷入自大萧条以来从未有过的失业水平，各州开始通过提高社会距离准则来重新开放经济。国会已经通过了总额约3万亿美元的冠状病毒法案。
在最终文本公布之前很久，民主党人就在没有征求两党或白宫同事意见的情况下起草了这项法案，这让共和党人将该提案贴上了“民主党愿望清单”的标签。共和党人正在为企业和学校争取法律责任保护，但在债务飙升的情况下，对于何时以及是否应该提供更多的援助(如州和地方资助)仍存在分歧。
与此同时，唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统希望削减工资税，这一提议在国会山得到了共和党人不冷不热的回应，也遭到了民主党人的反对。参议院共和党人定于周二下午在白宫会见总统。
但即使是一些民主党人也不完全满意《英雄法案》，即进步派，尽管该法案旨在纳入一些左倾条款和强劲的支出。
国会进步党共同主席普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔。)和马克·波坎(民主党)周二下午给佩洛西和多数党领袖斯坦尼·霍耶(民主党)发了一封信，要求将投票推迟到下周。贾亚帕尔和波坎希望民主党核心小组有时间召开全体会议，讨论“任何可能需要的修正案，以确保它真正反映整个核心小组的优先事项和工作。”这封信被提供给新闻周刊最先报道的是政客。
贾亚帕尔、波坎和他们的一些更为自由的中共同事为她推波助澜工资保证法案作者贾亚帕尔，一个联邦政府将为那些收入高达10万美元的美国人支付三个月工资的想法。
然而，自由团体称赞这项立法作为“重要的一步”
《英雄法案》还包括为小企业提供100亿美元的紧急拨款；为《平价医疗法案》创建一个特殊的注册期；租金、抵押贷款和公用事业减免1750亿美元；食品券增加了15 %;和美国邮政服务的更多资源。
与第一轮检查类似，对调整后总收入分别超过150，000美元、112，500美元和75，000美元的联合申报人、户主和个人的个人经济救济将逐步取消。
这个故事被更新为包括了贾亚帕尔和波坎给佩洛西和霍耶的信的信息。
MOST AMERICANS WOULD GET SECOND $1,200 CHECK UNDER NEW DEMOCRATIC STIMULUS—BUT GOP SAYS IT WON'T PASS
A massive new economic stimulus that clocks in at $3 trillion—even more than the historic $2 trillion package passed in March—would provide most Americans with another installment of $1,200 for each individual, with a maximum of $6,000 per household.
House Democrats' 1,800-page HEROES Act would also extend weekly $600 federal unemployment payments through January; give $1 trillion to state, local and tribal governments; provide $200 billion for a boost in pay to essential workers; and give $75 billion for coronavirus testing, contact tracing and free treatment, among other provisions.
Citing low interest rates, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her case for why the federal government should continue to "think big."
"We face the biggest catastrophe in our nation's history. Setting aside how we got here, we must approach this tragedy with the deepest humanity as we go into the future," the California Democrat said. "We must think big for the people now because if we don't, it will cost more in lives and livelihood later. Not acting is the most expensive course."
However, the package is dead-on-arrival with Republicans.
"We can't spend enough money to prop this economy up forever," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "This is not a time for aspirational legislation, this is a time for a practical response to the coronavirus pandemic."
"So," the Kentucky Republican continued, "we're gonna insist on doing narrowly-targeted legislation—if and when we do legislate again, and we may well—that addresses the problems, the needs and not the aspirations of the Democratic majority in the House."
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi leaves after speaking about the coronavirus pandemic during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 7.
The Democratic-led House, which is on recess, will return to Washington, D.C., on Friday to approve the legislation. Its passage will come as the ongoing pandemic has plunged the country into unemployment levels not seen since the Great Depression and states beginning to reopen their economies by lifting social distancing guidelines. Congress has already passed a sum of about $3 trillion in previous coronavirus bills.
Democrats crafted the legislation without consultation of their colleagues across the aisle or in the White House, lending Republicans to label the proposal a "Democrat wish list" long before the final text was unveiled. Republicans are pushing for liability protections for businesses and schools against lawsuits but remain split on when—and if—more aid like state and local funding should be doled amid a mountain of skyrocketing debt.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump wants payroll tax cuts, a proposal that has on Capitol Hill a lukewarm response among Republicans and disapproval with Democrats. Senate Republicans are slated to meet with the president at the White House Tuesday afternoon.
But even some Democrats aren't entirely satisfied with the HEROES Act, namely progressives, despite the bill being geared to incorporate some left-leaning provisions and robust spending.
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) co-Chairs Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) sent a letter to Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) Tuesday afternoon requesting that the vote be postponed until next week. Jayapal and Pocan want time for the Democratic caucus to meet as a whole and discuss "any amendments that might be needed to ensure that it truly reflects the priorities and the work of the entire caucus." The letter was provided to Newsweek and first reported by Politico.
Jayapal, Pocan and some of their more liberal CPC colleagues had pushed for her Paycheck Guarantee Act by Jayapal, an idea where the federal government would pay for Americans' salaries for three months for those who earn up to $100,000.
Still, liberal groups lauded the legislation as "an important step."
The HEROES Act also includes $10 billion in emergency grants for small businesses; creates a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act; $175 billion in rent, mortgage and utility relief; a 15 percent increase to food stamps; and more resources for the November elections and the U.S. Postal Service.
Similar to the first round of checks, the individual economic relief would be gradually phased out for joint filers, head of households and individuals whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $150,000, $112,500 and $75,000, respectively.
This story was updated to include information about the letter sent to Pelosi and Hoyer by Jayapal and Pocan.
