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Issue Briefs

Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (21-05)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

05/26/2021

This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.

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