The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 
For small businesses
  • $10 billion for SBA emergency grants of up to $10,000 to provide immediate relief for small business operating costs.
  • $17 billion for SBA to cover 6 months of payments for small businesses with existing SBA loans.
  • A Small Business Paycheck Protection Program to provide loans for small businesses, nonprofits, vet and self-employed individuals to cover 8-weeks of payroll, mortgage interest, rent and utility costs that will be up to 100 percent forgivable for Main Street businesses that fully maintain their workforce.
 
For workers and families
  • $1,200 one-time payment for Americans making less than $75,000, with an additional $500 per child
  • Unemployment Insurance maximum benefits are increased by $600 per week to ensure laid-off workers, on average, will receive their full pay for four months, and this applies to all workers whether they work for small, medium or large businesses, along with self-employed and gig workers
  • Income tax exclusion for individuals who are receiving student loan repayment assistance from their employer

For hospitals, health care workers, emergency medical services and equipment
  • $150 billion for direct aid to our health care system, including $100 billion for hospitals
  • $1.3 billion in funding for community health centers to continue operations through November 30, 2020, beyond the current funding cliff of May 22, 2020
  • $16 billion to replenish the Strategic National Stockpile with pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers and other medical supplies
  • $11 billion in new funds to support development of a vaccine and other therapeutics for COVID-19, including $156 million for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to accelerate research and development of treatment and vaccines
  • $850 million in Byrne JAG funding to help state and local law enforcement purchase PPE and pay for officer overtime
  • $100 million for Assistance to Firefighter grants to help ensure local firefighters and EMTs have equipment
  • $45 million for Family Violence Prevention Services Grants to assist victims of domestic violence
  • $200 million for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assist nursing homes with infection control
  • $425 million for mental health funding
 
For state, local and Tribal governments
  • $150 billion for a state, tribal and local Coronavirus Relief fund with an $8 billion tribal set
  • $30.75 billion in funding for an Education Stabilization Fund
  •  $13.5 billion for K-12 schools to respond to the urgent needs of their students in the midst of school closures
  • $14.25 billion for colleges, universities and institutions of higher education to directly support students and institutions
  • $400 million to help states prepare to for the 2020 elections while keeping voters and poll workers safe
 
For veterans
  • $19.6 billion to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including;
  • $14 billion for essential medical and protective equipment including the purchase of testing kits, personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies
  • $2.15 billion to bolster telehealth capabilities
  • $13 million to safeguard VA benefits
 
For Tribes
More than $10 billion for Indian Country:
  • $8 billion in emergency funds to help Tribes recover from the effects of COVID-19
  • $1 billion to the Indian Health Service to support Tribal health care system response efforts
  • $453 million for operation of essential Tribal government services funded through the Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • $100 million in additional funding for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
  • $69 million to help Tribal schools, colleges and universities through the Bureau of Indian Education
  • $300 million in additional funding for the Indian Tribal Block Grant program
 
For rural Montana
  • $9.5 billion in assistance for agricultural producers, including fresh-produce farmers and livestock producers
  • $42 billion in investments in both airports and their workers, as well as increased funding for Essential Air Service. It also provides loans to airlines as well as direct payroll payments for airline employees and new authority for the Department of Transportation to keep passenger air service flying to rural America
  • $1 billion to Amtrak, which will help maintain long-distance routes, and $25 billion to transit systems so that they can remain operational and prepared for the pandemic
 
For accountability
  • Creates a Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery at the Department of Treasury to prevent and identify any incidents of waste, fraud and abuse
  • Establishes a Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to oversee loans to businesses to ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively
  • Prohibit businesses controlled by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and heads of Executive Departments from receiving loans or investments from Treasury programs
  • Ban stock buybacks for the term of the government assistance plus 1 year on any company receiving a government loan from the bill