American Council on Education: House Approves COVID-19 Relief Bill With Nearly $40 Billion for Higher Ed
March 02, 2021
March 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release:
The House voted 219-212 in the early hours of Saturday morning--mostly along party lines--to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes nearly $40 billion in aid for students and institutions.
ACE and a number of higher education associations sent a letter of support for the bill before the vote, noting that it represented the "largest federal effort so fa . . .
The House voted 219-212 in the early hours of Saturday morning--mostly along party lines--to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that includes nearly $40 billion in aid for students and institutions.
ACE and a number of higher education associations sent a letter of support for the bill before the vote, noting that it represented the "largest federal effort so fa . . .