COVID IV legislation: A summary of provisions most impacting higher education

On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines a $1.4 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for federal fiscal year 2021 (“Omnibus”) with $900 billion in supplemental appropriations to provide relief for the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID IV”). While the legislation passed with strong bipartisan support durable enough to override a veto, as of December 23, 2020, the President has not clearly indicated whether he will sign...
By: Thompson Coburn LLP

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