Congress has come to an agreement on a new coronavirus relief package, with the Senate passing it Tuesday evening by a voice vote.
The House is expected to vote on the package Thursday. The bill's price tag comes out to $484 billion, with about $320 billion going to the Paycheck Protection Program after the fund for small business loans recently ran out of money, Politico reports. Additionally, the bill includes $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for coronavirus testing.
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