[4] In a statement, the White House said the law "provides paid leave, establishes free coronavirus testing, supports strong unemployment benefits, expands food assistance for vulnerable children and families, protects front-line health workers, and provides additional funding to states for the ongoing economic consequences of the pandemic, among other provisions.

[6] Employers that are required to provide Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Paid Medical Leave must put a notice of employees' rights in a conspicuous location at work sites or its web sites, or send the poster to all employees by mail or email by April 1, 2020.

[6] Employers receive refundable tax credits to offset the cost of providing employees with Emergency Paid Sick Leave, subject to certain caps.

The U.S. Treasury will makes deposits to the Social Security Trust Fund equal to the amount of tax credits given.

The U.S. treasury will make deposits to the Social Security Trust Fund equal to the amount of tax credits given.

[15] Personal respiratory protective devices are considered to be countermeasures under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act.

A covered entity is immune from lawsuit and liability, except for willful misconduct, under federal and state law related to the device and the coronavirus pandemic, through October 1, 2024.

[18] The purpose of the emergency funding is to reduce eligibility requirements and increase access to unemployment benefits for individuals directly affected by COVID-19.

The Act gives grants to the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa for nutrition assistance.

[16][20] States are allowed to request waivers related to providing certain emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

[21] The Act provides additional funding for the detection and diagnosis of coronavirus and testing-related visits by the Department of Defense.

The Act provides funding to Indian Health Service for the detection and diagnosis of coronavirus and testing-related visits.

The Act also provides funding to pay for the detection and diagnosis of coronavirus and testing-related visits for uninsured individuals.

[16][20] The Act provides additional funding for the detection and diagnosis of coronavirus and testing-related visits by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

"[22] Points of negotiations included the effectiveness of tax-credits being used "to offset the cost of Democratic-proposed sick leave provisions" and "how businesses can receive a tax credit for providing paid sick days and emergency leave for workers who are suffering from the coronavirus or helping take care of family members who contract the disease.

"[22] In a March 13 letter to her Democratic colleagues, Speaker Pelosi wrote, "Today, the House is taking the next step to put Families First.

We are proud to have reached an agreement with the Administration to resolve outstanding challenges, and now will soon pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

We take great pride in the leadership of Chairs Lowey, Neal, Pallone, Scott, Peterson and McGovern, all the Committee and Subcommittee Chairs of Jurisdiction and the Rules Committee to craft this landmark legislation to protect families, which contains the priorities and provisions that Leader Schumer and I called for last weekend.

[26] The President wrote, in a series of tweets, that "This Bill will follow my direction for free CoronaVirus tests, and paid sick leave for our impacted American workers.

[31] Senator Rand Paul introduced an amendment to the bill to require a social security number in order to receive the child tax credit, to allow the President the authority to transfer funds as necessary, and to end United States military operations and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan by December 31, 2020.

[35] The two Senators not voting were Cory Gardner of Colorado and Rick Scott of Florida who were in quarantine after exposure to people who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019.