The latest partisan skirmish over emergency funds to respond to the economic meltdown wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic could prevent speedy delivery of small-business relief to President Donald Trump's desk this week.

And that's before figuring out what to do about Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who is again demanding the House either reconvene to vote on the measure or implement some kind of remote voting procedure so lawmakers can be recorded.

The White House and Senate Republicans want $251 billion to buttress the lending program enacted under the huge aid bill signed into law March 27, which is rapidly running out of cash. A two-page Senate GOP-authored draft bill circulating on Wednesday would implement the Trump administration's request without any changes.

The draft Senate legislation includes an extra $10.3 billion to cover fees the Small Business Administration must pay to banks for processing the loans. The earlier $349 billion pot of money for SBA loans wouldn't entirely go to businesses, because a chunk would be eaten up by fees; a senior administration official said by adding money to pay the fees, the full $600 billion in both measures will go directly to helping small businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday he wanted to pass the not-yet-introduced bill to appropriate the additional funds during a pro forma session on Thursday.