Senate Approves $8.3 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Package, Sending Bill to Trump

A woman in a face mask walks in the downtown area of Manhattan, New York City, after further cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed in New York on March 5, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

The Senate passed the House’s $8.3 billion coronavirus bill on Thursday, with a single vote against the measure coming from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

The $8.3 billion emergency funding measure easily cleared the House on Wednesday in a 415-2 vote just hours after the House and Senate appropriations leaders, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), unveiled the plan.