Lawmakers initially passed the bill in the early hours of Saturday morning. But it was later bought back to the floor after speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin together outlined some “technical corrections.”

The bill would ensure that workers can take paid sick or family leave, increase unemployment insurance, and guarantees that all Americans can get free diagnostic testing for the coronavirus.

The updated version includes changes that would only give paid family and medical leave to parents whose children’s care facilities or schools are shut down due to the virus.

Language in the bill was also changed to clarify three other points:

First: that “mandated benefit given to employees can not exceed the tax credit employers receive.”
Second: that tax credits fully reimburse employers for healthcare premiums for employees on leave due to the virus.
And third: that employees at qualifying companies will receive 10 total days of paid sick leave, not 10 additional days.

The Senate is expected to vote on both the original and revised versions on Tuesday.
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