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COVID-19 and Direct Payments: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Proposed Third Round of 'Stimulus Checks' in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; H.R. 1319) [Updated March 8, 2021]
From the Document: "Congress is considering a third round of direct payments to address the continued economic fallout from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A first round was included in the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act (P.L. 116-136). A second round was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). This Insight provides a brief overview of the proposed third round of payments--often referred to as 'stimulus checks'--that are included in Title IX, Subtitle G of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; H.R. 1319) as passed by the Senate on March 6, 2021. (A similar proposal for a third round of payments passed the House on February 27, 2021. That version had different phaseouts from the Senate version discussed in this Insight.)"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
2021-03-08
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COVID-19 and Direct Payments: How Do the 'Stimulus Check' Phaseouts Differ Between the House-Passed and Senate-Passed American Rescue Plan? [Updated March 8, 2021]
From the Document: "This Insight briefly summarizes how the proposed third round of payments--often referred to as 'stimulus checks'--would phase out in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; H.R. 1319) as passed by the House on February 27, 2021 (hereinafter 'House-passed version') and as passed by the Senate on March 6, 2021 (hereinafter 'Senate-passed version')."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
2021-03-08
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 8, 2021: Body Mass Index and Risk for COVID-19-Related Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Death -- United States, March-December 2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Body Mass Index and Risk for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Related Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Death -- United States, March-December 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-03-08
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Food Insecurity and Food Insufficiency: The Impact of COVID-19
From the Introduction: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has caused numerous challenges beyond the virus's health effects. One of the commonly reported adverse impacts is rising hunger [hyperlink], yet this impact is arising despite substantial financial aid from the federal government, including significantly enhanced nutrition assistance for low-income individuals. This paper analyzes the available data related to food insecurity and food insufficiency to gauge the severity of the pandemic's impact, including how the current statistics compare with historical trends. This analysis reveals inconsistencies not easily explained simply by the toll of the pandemic. Rather, the best available data collected over the past year are not well-suited for comparison with historical data, making it difficult to assess how drastically food insecurity has risen and why."
American Action Forum
O'Neill Hayes, Tara
2021-03-08
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Pandemic-Related Provisions Expiring in the 117th Congress [March 8, 2021]
From the Introduction: "Since March 2020, a number of laws have been enacted to provide relief to people and businesses affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These include the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. [Public Law] 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), which were enacted in March 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), which was enacted in December 2020. The laws enacted in response to the pandemic include a wide array of provisions, some of which are amendments to existing programs, benefits, and authorities, and others that are newly established. Many of these provisions were enacted on a temporary basis, where Congress specified an expiration date or limited period during which they would remain in effect. [...] This report identifies provisions enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are set to expire during the 117th Congress (i.e., before January 3, 2023). These provisions are presented in a series of tables organized by subject matter. The expiring provisions that are within the scope of this report are primarily those that define the authority of government agencies or other entities to act, usually by authorizing a policy, project, or activity. [...] The provisions included in the tables are generally limited to those that were initially enacted or amended in response to the pandemic, are currently in effect, and have expirations specified in statute that are set to occur during the 117th Congress."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Scott, Andrew P.; Smole, David P.
2021-03-08
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Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Revenues During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Updated March 8, 2021]
From the Document: "The economic effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic included a reduction in demand for oil and natural gas, resulting in lower prices and decreased production. These changes have affected federal revenues derived from oil and gas leasing on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). Such revenues consist of royalties on oil and gas sold from federal leases, bids at federal lease auctions(known as 'bonus bids'), rents paid prior to production, and other fees. Revenue amounts can fluctuate widely from year to year owing to a mix of factors affecting leasing, prices, and production, with the pandemic being a significant factor during FY2020 and FY2021. Changes in federal offshore oil and gas revenues can affect amounts shared with coastal states under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA; 43 U.S.C. §§1331-1356b) and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA; 43 U.S.C. §1331 note), as well as funding for several federal programs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Comay, Laura B.
2021-03-08
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Monitor and Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Public Safety, 'Literature Review, Final Report'
From the Executive Summary: "The ongoing COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has imposed human and financial costs on the country's first responders, who risk exposure in their jobs and must maintain operations to ensure the safety of the communities they serve. Given the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, this literature review is part of a larger multi-phase project to provide first responders short-term guidance based on the current state of knowledge while offering improved and more in-depth analysis over time. This review is focused on scholarly research that informs our understanding of how first responder organizations are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, how they have responded to or were impacted by similar events in the past, and how they can provide services during pandemics in the future. It includes research from government and non-government sources, and ranges from observational studies that describe the impacts on personnel to evaluations of interventions designed to protect staff of maintain service delivery at the organizational level."
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S.); Second Sight Training Systems
Meehan, Nathan; Garinther, Alexander; Chesnos, Maria . . .
2021-03-07
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Passing the Test: How to Safely Reopen the Economy
From the Overview: "The government has published its plan to reopen the country. And with an ending to this phase of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] nightmare now in sight, optimism has returned. But this plan can only become a reality if it takes a number of careful steps. [...] This paper sets out: [1] The progress the UK has made on mass testing. [2] What rapid tests are now available. [3] Why the critical element of our testing capacity will be rapid tests. [4] The role of testing, using the right tests for the right purpose. [5] How we incentivise people to test and, where necessary, isolate. [6] How we get testing in schools right. [7] How testing links to an overall digital health passport. Things we thought impossible at the beginning of this crisis have now become reality. We must continue to be ambitious in our thinking and embrace innovation and new ideas. This paper sets out the 'moonshots' the UK and others should focus on when it comes to monitoring the spread of Covid-19, and also proposes a new 'testing wallet', where people are paid to be tested. Our recommendations offer a way forward for the country that will allow the economy to revive and lives to be protected. It offers an alternative to the blunt instrument of lockdowns and a way for the government to truly ensure that this latest exit out of lockdown is indeed irreversible."
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Beacon, Rosie; De Boer, Joanna; Miller, Brianna . . .
2021-03-06
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Influence-enza: How Russia, China, and Iran Have Shaped and Manipulated Coronavirus Vaccine Narratives
From the Introduction: "To date, much has been written about Russia and China's use of information operations to manipulate coronavirus narratives, including around vaccines. These reports have largely relied on specific examples of Russian and Chinese actors promoting stories that have toed a fine line between sensationalism and outright disinformation. The focus on disinformation is understandable; however, this approach risks missing the steady drumbeat of factual but, in aggregate, misleading coverage that can shape public opinion over time. It has also allowed those countries and their state media outlets to claim that their reporting has been misrepresented. [...] To test these and other claims, this report analyzes more than 35,000 vaccine-related messages captured by ASD's [Alliance for Securing Democracy] Hamilton 2.0 dashboard, an open-source tool that collects and displays outputs from Russian, Chinese, and Iranian diplomats, government officials, and state media outlets on Twitter, YouTube, and state-sponsored news websites. Although this report highlights vaccine-related narratives promoted across multiple platforms, comparative analysis was conducted on Twitter data collected during a three-month period commencing on November 9, 2020, the day Pfizer-BioNTech announced it had successfully completed its phase 3 trial. The studied time frame (November 9, 2020-February 9, 2021) also covers the announcements of several major vaccine developments, including the European Union's decision to authorize the use of the Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines and China's approval of its homegrown Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines."
German Marshall Fund of the United States. Alliance for Securing Democracy
Schafer, Bret; Frankland, Amber; Kohlenberg, Nathan . . .
2021-03-06
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Latinos Face Disproportionate Health and Economic Impacts from COVID-19
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and resulting recession have wreaked havoc on the United States' Latino community. Due to Latino workers being overrepresented in industries that have been hit hardest by the pandemic, Latinos have faced large losses in employment, particularly among Latinas in the service industry. Hispanics and Latinos are 1.7 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, as well as 4.1 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 and 2.8 times more likely to die from COVID-19. Hispanics or Latinos, along with other communities of color, have also been disproportionately harmed by the economic fallout: They accounted for 23 percent of the initial job loss due to the pandemic while making up only 16 percent of the civilian noninstitutional population--those 16 years and older who are not incarcerated or serving in the armed forces. Hispanic or Latina women have also seen disproportionate economic impacts. Women accounted for 100 percent of U.S. job losses in December, with Hispanic or Latina women alone accounting for 45 percent of that job loss." This material 'Latinos Face Disproportionate Health and Economic Impacts From COVID-19' was published by the Center for American Progress.
Center for American Progress
Zamarripa, Ryan; Roque, Lorena
2021-03-05
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Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine - or Already Have: 77% Think Vaccinations Will Benefit U.S. Economy
From the Document: "More than a year after the coronavirus [hyperlink] first arrived in the United States, there are signs of growing public dissatisfaction with the country's response. Performance ratings for how top health and state and local officials have responded to the outbreak continue to decline. And there's less consensus than there was at the start of the outbreak about whether certain steps, like restrictions on restaurants, are necessary. Still, at the outset of President Joe Biden's term, there's more optimism than pessimism that the policies of his administration will improve the country's response to the outbreak. There's also a shared sense that vaccination efforts will play some role in improving the economy - a top public priority. And, as COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine production and administration efforts in the U.S. continue to ramp up, a new Pew Research Center survey finds public intent to get vaccinated is on the rise."
Pew Research Center
Funk, Cary; Tyson, Alec
2021-03-05
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One Year in, COVID-19's Uneven Spread Across the US Continues
From the Webpage: "Over the past 12 months, the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has taken a long and winding road, ranging from modest upticks and downticks to huge, nationwide spikes. Virtually all parts of the U.S. have experienced COVID-19 surges at some point, especially after the massive spikes in the fall and early winter. Although new cases have fallen in the last month, per capita new case levels--nationally and for many states--are higher than they were in late summer, and the potential for further surges is real. Thus, it is important to monitor these shifts in light of what has happened in the past year, even as the distribution of effective vaccines is now in progress. The analysis below tracks how COVID-19 has spread across regions, states, and counties over the past year, with an eye toward understanding the context of the most recent outbreaks."
Brookings Institution
Frey, William H.
2021-03-05
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact in Africa [Updated March 5, 2021]
From the Document: "Sub-Saharan Africa ('Africa') has confirmed far fewer COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases and deaths per capita than many other regions to date, but a second, deadlier wave of cases has hit many African countries since late 2020. Confirmed cases remain concentrated in a handful of countries, led by South Africa. South Africa also has conducted the most COVID-19 tests in absolute terms, and in late 2020 discovered a new, more virulent variant of the virus that has spread worldwide. Africa's estimated case fatality rate surpassed the global average in early 2021, possibly due, in part, to the emergence of new virus variants."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Arieff, Alexis; Blanchard, Lauren Ploch; Cook, Nicolas . . .
2021-03-05
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Estimated 'Direct Payments' by State Under the House and Senate Versions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) [March 5, 2021]
From the Document: "On February 27, 2021, the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, H.R. 1319). Section 9601 of that bill would create a third round of direct payments (also referred to as 'economic impact payments' or 'stimulus checks'). On March 4, 2021, Senator Schumer proposed S.Amdt. 891 to H.R. 1319 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Senate amendment'), which would narrow the income ranges over which the direct payments are phased out. This Insight compares the effects of the shortened phaseout ranges in the Senate amendment to the phaseout ranges included in the House-passed version of H.R. 1319."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Boyle, Conor F.; Carter, Jameson A.
2021-03-05
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 5, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adult Workers -- United States, 2017-2018"; "Giardiasis Outbreaks -- United States, 2012-2017"; "SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infection Risk Among Active Duty Military Members Deployed to a Field Hospital -- New York City, April 2020"; "Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Among Persons Aged
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-03-05
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 5, 2021: Association of State-Issued Mask Mandates and Allowing On-Premises Restaurant Dining with County-Level COVID-19 Case and Death Growth Rates -- United States, March 1-December 31, 2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Association of State-Issued Mask Mandates and Allowing On-Premises Restaurant Dining with County-Level COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Case and Death Growth Rates -- United States, March 1-December 31, 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-03-05
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Capitalising on Crisis? Western European Populists and Covid-19, Past and Future
From the Introduction: "In this report, we analyse the responses of cultural populist parties to Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] in nine western European countries: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. We analyse differences in these parties' early responses to their governments' actions, how their positions on Covid-19 evolved throughout the year, and what the economic fallout from Covid-19 will likely mean for their future success."
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Meyer, Brett
2021-03-05
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FEMA Advisory: FEMA COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Update [March 5, 2021]
From the Key Messages: "[1] As of March 4, FEMA has provided more than $4.13 billion to 38 states, Washington D.C., four tribes and five territories for expenses related to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccination at 100% federal cost share. These funds cover critical supplies, staffing, training and transportation needs that support increased vaccination efforts. [2] FEMA is committed to the equitable distribution of vaccines. We use data from CDC's [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] social vulnerability index, and work with our state partners to locate Community Vaccination Centers where they will be able to do the most good for the most vulnerable populations and ensure everyone who wants a vaccine gets one. [3] Since Jan. 20, the federal government has provided critical support in the form of personnel, supplies and/or funding to help establish or expand more than 500 community vaccination centers nationwide. Additionally, there are 70 mobile vaccination centers serving communities across the nation. [4] FEMA is working to speed up vaccinations by supporting states as they open community vaccine centers across the country. Vaccine allocations to states, tribes and territories continue to increase. The White House announced that starting next week vaccine allocations to states, tribes and territories will increase to 15.2 million."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-03-05
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Drug Safety: FDA's Future Inspection Plans Need to Address Issues Presented by Covid-19 Backlog, Statement of Mary Denigan-Macauley, Director, Health Care, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "The outbreak of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has called greater attention to the United States' reliance on foreign drug manufacturers. FDA reports that 74 percent of establishments manufacturing active ingredients and 54 percent of establishments manufacturing finished drugs for the U.S. market were located overseas, as of May 2020. FDA is responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of all drugs marketed in the United States, regardless of where they are produced, and it conducts inspections of both foreign and domestic manufacturing establishments. GAO [Government Accountability Office] has had long-standing concerns about FDA's ability to oversee the increasingly global pharmaceutical supply chain, an issue highlighted in GAO's High Risk Series since 2009. This statement is largely based on GAO's Drug Manufacturing Inspections enclosure in its January 2021 CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act report, as well as GAO's December 2019 and June 2020 testimonies. Specifically, it discusses (1) the number of FDA's foreign inspections, (2) FDA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic pause in inspections, and (3) persistent foreign inspection challenges. For that work, GAO examined FDA data from fiscal years 2012 through 2020, interviewed FDA investigators, and reviewed documents related to drug oversight during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Denigan-Macauley, Mary
2021-03-04
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Food Insecurity and Food Insufficiency: Assessing Causes and Historical Trends
From the Introduction: "The images of long lines at food banks during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] recession drive home two truths. On the one hand, regular access to healthy food is a central aspect of wellbeing, but on the other, economic recessions put this access at risk. The government describes this access in two different ways: food insecurity, and food insufficiency. But what does it mean to be food insecure, and how does that differ from being food insufficient? How are those variables measured, and what risk factors are associated with food insecurity? How have rates of food insecurity changed over time? This paper analyzes those questions and seeks to provide a baseline of understanding from which one can assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic."
American Action Forum
O'Neill Hayes, Tara
2021-03-04
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 3, 2021: Travel from the United Kingdom to the United States by a Symptomatic Patient Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant -- Texas, January 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Travel from the United Kingdom to the United States by a Symptomatic Patient Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] B.1.1.7 Variant -- Texas, January 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-03-03
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 3, 2021: First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant P.1 in the United States -- Minnesota, January 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Variant P.1 in the United States -- Minnesota, January 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-03-03
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Methods for the Detection and Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
From the Scope and Objective: "This technical guidance provides guidance to laboratories, microbiology experts and relevant stakeholders in making decisions on establishing or scaling up capability and capacity to detect and identify circulating SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] variants, and in making decisions on which technologies to use and for which objective. The objective of this document is to present the available methods (screening and sequencing) for detection and identification of circulating SARS-CoV-2 VOCs [variants of concern]. The document also outlines quality assessment issues, as well as considerations on sample and method selection and results reporting based on the different objectives of testing."
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
2021-03-03
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DPRK's COVID-19 Outbreak and Its Response
From the Introduction: "In this essay, Shin Yeong-jeon notes that both the DPRK [North Korea] and the United States say 'No Problem' when it comes to the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic in the DPRK: 'The DPRK is voicing 'No Problem' despite the economic sanctions of the United States and the United Nations. The United States also argues that US-led international sanctions are not the cause of humanitarian disasters in the DPRK. This 'No Problem' collusion pattern can invite dangerous consequences, which not only distorts the facts but can also lead to many victims, making intervention difficult by missing confirmation timing for catastrophic situations such as famine. This is similar to the 'No Problem' collusion pattern in the North Korean famine of the late 1990s.' In light of the DPRK's emerging Covid-19 and food crises, he concludes that 'The DPRK needs to establish a more open cooperation system with the international community including the ROK and the United States. The United States also needs to make sure that the DPRK is not in extreme situations or makes its worst choices. To this end, it is necessary to change the policy on the Korean Peninsula that the Obama and Trump administrations took in the past, and the core of this is to proceed with step-by-step denuclearization while opening the possibility of peace and prosperity through the vitalization of exchanges between the two Koreas.'"
Nautilus Institute
Yeong-jeon, Shin
2021-03-03
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House COVID Relief Bill Includes Critical Expansions of Child Tax Credit and EITC
From the Document: "Two key tax credit provisions in the COVID [coronavirus disease] relief legislation that the House passed February 27 would provide significant help to those on the fault lines of some of the pandemic's worst economic effects. People who have lower incomes, are Black or Latino, have less than a college education, or work in face-to-face service occupations have long faced barriers to high-paying jobs and opportunity, which the pandemic and its economic fallout have widened. The House bill's provisions making the full Child Tax Credit available to all children except those with the highest incomes (sometimes called making the credit 'fully refundable'), and making an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) available to far more low-paid workers not raising children in the home (so-called 'childless workers'), would result in historic reductions of child poverty and provide timely income support for millions of people, including millions of essential workers."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Marr, Chuck; Cox, Kris; Hingtgen, Stephanie . . .
2021-03-02
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U.S. Agricultural Aid in Response to COVID-19 [Updated March 2, 2021]
From the Introduction: "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first confirmed in the United States in mid-January 2020. In addition to the catastrophic health crisis it created, the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to substantial economic upheaval across the U.S. economy, including the agricultural sector. This In Focus summarizes the major COVID-19-related agricultural programs, the types of support they provide, and their implementation period, funding levels, outlays to date, and underlying authorities."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Rosch, Stephanie; Schnepf, Randall Dean, 1954-
2021-03-02
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Observations on Efforts Toward and Factors Affecting the Aviation Industry's Recovery, Statement of Heather M Krause, Director, Physical Infrastructure, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "International flight restrictions, local stay-at-home orders, and a general fear of contracting and spreading COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] through air travel had a sudden and profound effect on the aviation industry. According to Department of Transportation statistics, passenger traffic was down 60 percent system-wide in 2020 compared to 2019. This reduction in demand has affected airlines, airports, and the entire aviation supply chain. This testimony is based on ongoing work and provides preliminary observations on the: (1) actions that businesses across the aviation industry have taken to respond to reduced passenger demand, (2) factors that may affect industry recovery, and (3) considerations for federal support to the aviation industry."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Krause, Heather
2021-03-02
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Examining and Addressing COVID-19 Racial Disparities in Detroit
From the Introduction: "One in every 645 Black people in the United States can expect to die from COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Blacks are 2.1 times more likely than whites to die from the virus. In fact, if Blacks had the same death rate as whites from COVID-19, roughly 25,000 fewer Black people would have died in 2020. Why are Blacks disproportionately infected and dying from COVID-19? And, what are the broader COVID-19 related challenges for Black families and communities? How does COVID-19 impact other health-related issues, employment, housing, food, education, and business ownership? These are the central research questions that our report aims to address."
Brookings Institution. Governmental Studies Program; New Detroit, Inc. (Detroit, Mich.)
Ray, Rashawn; Morgan, Jane Fran; Wileden, Lydia . . .
2021-03-02?
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Hearing on COVID-19's Effects on U.S. Aviation and the Flight Path to Recovery [video]
This video contains the March 2, 2021 hearing on "COVID-19's [coronavirus disease 2019] Effects on U.S. Aviation and the Flight Path to Recovery" held before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The duration of this video is 3:00:49.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
2021-03-02
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Due Process in the Time of COVID: Defenders as First Responders in a Juvenile Court System Struggling with the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Introduction: "In February and March 2020, as COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] spread throughout the United States, NJDC [National Juvenile Defender Center] recognized a crisis facing youth involved in the juvenile courts and the attorneys tasked with defending them. The contagious nature of COVID-19 and the public health protocols meant to mitigate transmission heightened risks to the health and wellbeing of youth entering the juvenile delinquency system, where placement in secure and non-secure residential institutions is an ever-present threat. [...] Recognizing the challenges attorneys have faced representing youth in the delinquency system during a pandemic, NJDC set out to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on juvenile defense attorneys and their clients. Drawing from our network of defenders across the country, we interviewed 51 juvenile defenders from 38 states during June, July, and August 2020, inquiring about the health and safety risks defenders and their clients faced, and about how the pandemic was impacting their ability to provide effective legal representation for their clients."
National Juvenile Defender Center (U.S.)
2021-03
