On March 25, 2020, the United States Senate passed the 900-page $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by a vote of 96-0. The House of Representatives passed the legislation two days later, and President Donald Trump signed the bill into law the same day. This downloadable PDF is a summary of those provisions in the CARES Act of most relevance to churches and church staff. This analysis will be updated regularly to reflect new developments.

UPDATED: Monday, April 13, 7:18 AM.

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