COVID-19 Relief Bill Advances in Congress - Here is How it Impacts Moms

February 24, 2021Mom Congress

The House Budget Committee completed its ”markup” of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a bill to address the public health and economic consequences of COVID-19. The legislative package includes $880 million to fund the federal government’s food assistance program called Women Infants and Children (WIC), reinstating the paid sick and family leave benefits that expired at the end of December, and addresses extension of Medicaid coverage for pregnant women through one year postpartum.