The American Relief Act, 2025
On Dec. 21, 2024, President Biden signed the American Relief Act, 2025 (ARA), into law, narrowly avoiding a federal government shutdown. Unlike the more comprehensive bill defeated in the House of Representatives two days earlier after President-elect Trump raised objections, the ARA is a temporary solution to keep the federal government operating through the end of March.
On Jan. 15, 2025, PYA's Martie Ross and Kathy Reep discussed the new law's impact, both by what's included and what's not. Ross and Reep prognosticated what will happen in the first months of the Trump administration to…
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