Congress Passes Huge Government Spending, COVID Relief Bill Ahead of Break Congress Passes Huge Government Spending, COVID Relief Bill Ahead of Break Andy Wright / Monday, December 28, 2020 0 1427 Late December 21, both the House and Senate passed what many observers called the largest piece of legislation in American history. The 5,593-page bill, which was given to legislators just a few hours before the vote, included an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government until October 2021, the fifth Coronavirus Relief Act, and the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which we discussed in a previous Think Tank blog. Read more