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    In Brief: US COVID-19 bill includes over $11B for global pandemic relief

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. Here's the rundown on what global funding was included.

    By Adva Saldinger // 01 March 2021
    U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House after the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package in Washington. Photo by: Joshua Roberts / REUTERS

    The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday that includes more than $11 billion in funding for the global pandemic response.

    The bill, which narrowly passed, includes $800 million for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Food for Peace program, $750 million for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention global funding, and about $10 billion in international affairs funding, which could support bilateral global health accounts, humanitarian aid, economic assistance, and possibly multilateral funding. It is unclear at this time exactly how all the funds in the broader international affairs account will be allocated.

    Trump pushes foreign aid cuts as Biden pledges $11B

    Administration officials admitted that Trump's parting shot at U.S. foreign assistance — a rescission package targeting roughly $17 billion in international spending — could be easily reversed.

    Why it matters: This is the largest amount of funding for the global response included in any of the COVID-19 relief bills by the U.S. Congress since the start of the pandemic. While it would bring the amount of U.S. funding for the global response to 0.4% of all approved COVID-19 emergency funding, it falls short of the $20 billion advocates have been pushing for.

    What’s next: The Senate will now consider the bill, and changes to some of the domestic policies and funding are expected. Democrats have a slim majority in the Senate and could be under pressure to make concessions to pass the bill, but advocates hope the global funding will remain. Democrats are aiming to pass the bill by mid-March.

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    • Adva Saldinger

      Adva Saldinger@AdvaSal

      Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.

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