Senate Sends $7.8 Billion Virus Bill to Trump for Signature

The Senate passed a $7.8 billion emergency coronavirus spending bill Thursday, sending it to President Donald Trump, who has called the plan “great news” and is expected to sign it.

The vote was 96-1. The House passed the measure a day earlier on a 415-2 vote.

The bill far exceeds Trump’s original request for $1.25 billion in new funds and another $1.25 billion from other government social and health programs. Lawmakers said they expect Congress will have to provide more emergency funding before the virus outbreak subsides.

In addition to the $7.8 billion in new spending, the bill, H.R. ...