In this report, the Congressional Research Service provides points of contact for CRS’s congressional clients with specific questions regarding the particular authorities and appropriations in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This report is intended as a companion to other CRS products on the COVID-19 response efforts, many of which can be found on the CRS Coronavirus Disease 2019 resource page.
Separate tables are provided for each division of the CARES Act: Division A, which includes significant expansions in small business lending, unemployment insurance, tax relief to individuals and employers, and economic stabilization fund, among other measures, as well as some direct appropriations; and Division B, which is a more traditionally structured $340 billion emergency supplemental appropriations measure.
