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House’s $3T COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers Protections, Aid for Federal Contractors

House’s $3T COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers Protections, Aid for Federal Contractors
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Federal contractors would get leniency for missing deliverables because of their COVID-19 response plans, and prime contractors would be in line for quicker payments, under a Democratic Party-authored relief bill that debuted Tuesday in the House of Representatives – and was flatly rejected by the Senate’s Republican leadership. The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R. 6800, would also clarify that contractors are allowed to bill the government, under the previous COVID-19 assistance legislation signed into law…

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