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COVID-19 federal legislation and transportation system impacts

Find the latest update on the effect of COVID-19 on transit and transportation.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Congress has enacted four bills: the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Together, these bills focus primarily on responding to the pandemic, providing immediate relief to those impacted by mandatory and voluntary closures. This assistance takes several forms including:, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Together, these bills focus primarily on responding to the pandemic, providing immediate relief to those impacted by mandatory and voluntary closures.

This assistance takes several forms including:

• Provide emergency funding and flexibility to federal agencies to respond to the pandemic.
• Provide financial assistance for businesses, industries, and hospitals, as well as make provisions for the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to stabilize bond and money markets.
• Assist state and local governments in meeting the unbudgeted health and public safety costs of responding to the outbreak.
• Providing assistance to transit systems and other transportation providers.

CMAP is closely following how the federal and state governments will be implementing some of these programs. Staff have begun compiling information on what these programs are and how they will be implemented. In many cases, the rollout is still underway and individuals, businesses, and communities have not yet received relief.