By Michael Deliberto, Ph.D
LSU AgCenter
Following a House vote of 359 ‘yeas’ to 53 ‘nays’, the Senate voted 92-6 on December 21, 2020 in favor of both the $892 billion coro-navirus aid linked with a $1.4 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through September. The 5,593-page bill funds the federal government for fiscal year 2021 and includes extensions of tax incentives for biofuels and renewable biofuels, new benefits for rural health providers, and a two-year water resources authorization bill that could accelerate reconstruction of waterway projects.