delay assistance. it wanders into policy areas that are not related to the pressing issues at hand." house minority leader kevin mccarthy stated the bill "comes up short," criticizing the bill for the way it ensures "paid sick leave would take months to administer, long after the relief is needed." some senate republicans said the bill would be too harsh on small businesses. on the evening of friday, march 13, president trump tweeted his support for the bill. 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. i have directed...." "....the secretary of the treasury and the secretary of labor to issue regulations that will provide flexibility so that in no way will small businesses be hurt. i encourage all republicans and democrats to come together and vote yes! i will always put...." "....the health and well-being of american families first. look forward to signing the final bill, asap!" on march 16, congressman louis gohmert (r–tx) threatened to hold up the bill if certain technical problems are not worked out. pelosi and mnuchin worked to solve the problems. at republican insistence, the initial house version of the bill allowed the emergency leave provision to expire in a year and also allows the federal government to exempt certain employers with fewer than 25 employees from certain requirements. votes the house of representatives passed the bill with broad bipartisan support in a vote that concluded at 12:30 am on saturday, march 14, 2020, in a 363–40–1 vote, with 26 not voting. forty republicans and no democrats voted against the bill. independent representative justin amash voted present. 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. the amendment failed in a vote of 3–95 with 2 not voting. senator ron johnson introduced an amendment to the bill to financial support provided through state-administered unemployment insurance systems and funds rather than having the provisions for emergency paid sick leave and emergency paid family medical leave. the amendment failed in a vote of 50–48 with 2 not voting, since it needed 60 votes to pass under senate rules. senator patty murray introduced an amendment to the bill to provide americans with paid sick time and paid leave for their own health needs and their families' health needs. the amendment failed in a vote of 47–51 with 2 not voting. on march 18, the senate passed the bill with broad bipartisan support by a vote of 90–8 with 2 not voting. 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. later the same day, the president signed the bill into law.