Senate Approves $1.9 Trillion Stimulus without Hyde Protections. House to Reconcile Bill Differences.

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After the US Senate voted on Saturday to pass a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill without the protection of Hyde Amendment language, the House could vote to reconcile the differences with their own bill as soon as Tuesday, March 9.

The Senate voted 50-49 in favor of the stimulus, titled the American Rescue Plan of 2021. Among many other things, the bill includes funding for vaccine distribution and stimulus checks. The bill does not include any language that would prevent taxpayer funds from being used to fund or subsidize abortions, however. Relief bills in 2020 did include Hyde language.

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford introduced a motion to add Hyde language, but it failed to meet the 60 votes necessary.

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