Vanity - CARES Act (responds to the COVID-19) was introduced 01/24/2019?

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[the anti-liberal]

According to congress.gov, H.R.748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, was introduced in January of 2019 by Rep. Joe Courtney (D).

If this COVID-19 is an unexpected outbreak, how is it that this bill was introduced nearly a year and a half ago?

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/748?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Hr748%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1

[the anti-liberal]

Insight is appreciated, thanks!

[Texas Eagle]

Whoaaaaa!

[Texas Eagle]

How is it that none of Republican “representatives” brought this up???

[struggle]

It was basically amended on top of this bill:

Introduced in House (01/24/2019)

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019

This bill repeals the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). The repeal applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It’s almost like the Rats planned this.

[the anti-liberal]

Thought it might be something like that, but didn’t know how to find out. Thanks!

[Artemis Webb]

Shame on you! You’re ruining some FReepers conspiracy theories before they can even get up some steam.

[jackibutterfly]

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748),[1] also known as the CARES Act,[2] is a law meant to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In its original form, it was introduced in the United States Congress as H.R. 748 (Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019) by Joe Courtney (D-CT) on January 24, 2019[a] although the bill was amended before it was passed.

[struggle]

>Thought it might be something like that, but didn’t know how to find out. Thanks!

Well, they amended the bill because it had been passed in both the house and senate, then sent to the house for editing and repassage. They want this bill to go through as quickly as possible without debate, because a lot of it is benefits for illegal immigrants and blue state bailouts, AND AMNESTY.

[jackibutterfly]

"Shame on you! You’re ruining some FReepers conspiracy theories before they can even get up some steam."

I am, too, I guess. ;-) Sorry. I found it in Wikipedia.

[Yo-Yo]

It was basically amended on top of this bill:

Introduced in House (01/24/2019)

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019

This.

The bill above was passed by the House and amended. This bypasses all of the House Committee hearings, and speeds up the bill process compared to starting with a whole new bill.

It's the same process used to pass the ObamaCare bill. A bill that was passed by the House was amended in the Senate to the point that the entire text and title were struck and replaced with ObamaCare language.

[piasa]

It still makes for a good conspiracy theory if the Dems use the date to make it look like it took Trump a year to respond to the virus. The Dem base won’t see through it.

[jjotto]

The bill was introduced on an unrelated matter, but on March 25, 2020, the Senate replaced its text in whole with the stimulus bill.

[Political Junkie Too]

Senate Republicans did what Senate Democrats did to get Obamacare - they took an existing House revenue bill and amended it to gut its original content but still call it a House-originated revenue bill.

-PJ

[the anti-liberal]

That was the only thing I could think of, but I didn’t know how to find out - but thanks to you guys I now know!

[WildHighlander57]

Jan 2019 ???!!???

WHAT THE @#$_& ???!!!???

[WildHighlander57]

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3844543/posts?page=8#8

[Cboldt]

The House bill original text was totally unrelated. The Senate used this house-passed bill as a form only vehicle, and put in entirely new language in March 2020.

[Vermont Lt]

Congress never introduces new stuff. It’s all built upon existing legislation.

You guys need to lighten up on the conspiracy stuff. They are mostly stupid...not evil.

[dirtymac]

Duh