House Republicans included several provisions relating to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in the final appropriations bill for fiscal 2024.
Lawmakers agreed to the 1,012-page, $1 trillion minibus bill in the early morning hours on Thursday ahead of the impending government shutdown if President Joe Biden is unable to sign a bill passed by both chambers by midnight on Friday.
Here are the three top COVID-related provisions in the spending package:
Clawback of unspent COVID-19 funds
The bill claws back nearly $6.5 billion in unspent COVID-19 emergency relief funding, nearly four years after the start of the pandemic and one year following the end of the national emergency.
Specifically, the bill cuts $4.3 billion in COVID-19 funds from the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations package,
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