US Congress passes $15bn Save Our Stages aid
The Save Our Stages bill, which will provide $15bn in loans to US grassroots venues, has effectively passed its final hurdle towards becoming law
News By IQ | 21 December 2020
The US Congress has passed the Save Our Stages bill, which will provide around US$15 billion in relief to independent music venues, as part of a wider $900bn Covid-19 stimulus package.
The passage of the bill yesterday (Sunday 20 December) followed a two-hour hearing earlier in the week, during which representatives of the grassroots venues sector made a “passionate and compelling case for federal aid before the US Senate”, according to Variety.
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