The bill includes a wish list of Democrats’ pet issues including:
Increased fuel emission standards for airlines receiving funds and carbon offsets:
Payment for up to $10,000 in student loans
Same-day voter registration, early voting, voting by mail, ballot harvesting
Preserving collective bargaining powers for unions
The expansion of wind and solar tax credits.
Requirements for federal and corporate gender and racial diversity data:
The bill demands that corporate recipients of financial assistance are required to report racial and gender data regarding salaries, number of employees, supplier diversity, and membership on corporate boards. It also requires federal agencies to use businesses and financial institutions owned by minorities or women.
Post Office Bailout
For payment to the ‘‘Postal Service Fund’’, for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic, $20,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022
Automatic extension of non-immigrant visas.
Restricting colleges from providing information about citizenship status
Money for Planned Parenthood