Negotiations over the next COVID-19 relief package have resumed.

A bipartisan group of senators and members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday proposed a $908 billion pandemic relief proposal in an attempt to break the months-long stalemate over the issue.

The proposed temporary relief package would run until April. The day ended with two additional proposals, as reported by USA Today.

One was offered privately by Democratic leaders to Republicans, while the third offer was approved by Republicans and the White House and could be voted on by the Senate. 

Both the Senate and House only have a few weeks left in session.  

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The series of activities comes after months of impasse as both sides dug in their heels before the election amid a surge in COVID-19 cases with some 100,000 Americans hospitalized.

The surge in cases during the cold seasons has sparked fears in small-business owners of shutting down again without any federal aid. It also includes workers who have already exhausted the unemployment benefits programs that have since run out.

Reports said that the display of each proposal is a sign of enthusiasm from lawmakers to pass another package. However, opposing ideas and limited time in session could prove that passing the next relief package needed by millions of Americans could be difficult.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va, said that it would be stupid if Congress left for Christmas without doing an interim package as a bridge. Warner has helped lead the bipartisan offered the proposal.

Congress has not passed an inclusive relief package since March, causing benefits to lapse. Democrats and Republicans since then have been unable to come together on another deal.

The Democratic-controlled House and Senate Republican both offered their own versions of legislation and negotiations, but to no avail. 

Included in The Proposal

The bipartisan group of House lawmakers, Problem Solvers Caucus, and a moderate group of senators worked together on the compromise over the past month over pizza and pasta in each other's houses, including that of Sen. Liza Murkowski, R-Alaska.

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The bipartisan proposal includes provisions like a $160 billion budget for the state, local, and tribal governments and $180 billion for a federal boost in unemployment insurance, which would come out like $300 a week.

Small businesses would have a budget of $288 billion under the bipartisan proposal, which includes a reauthorization of the Paycheck Protection Program.

A total of $45 billion would be allocated for the transportation sector, while the U.S. Postal Service would receive a $10 billion financial support.

There would also be short-term federal protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits under the bipartisan proposals. However, the proposal does not include another round of $1,200 stimulus checks for Americans, which was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

The CARES Act was passed in March when the pandemic was just starting across the country.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, did not comment on the bipartisan proposal. However, he noted on Tuesday that the best chance of passing any COVID-19 relief before the new year would be adding measures into a government spending bill.