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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Long titleAn act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)IIJA
Enacted bythe 117th United States Congress
Legislative history

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, (H.R. 3684) is a bill introduced in the 117th Congress. The bill was initially a $715 billion infrastructure package that included provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).[1][2], but was changed and renamed while in the Senate to include funding for broadband access, clean water, electric grid renewal in addition to the transportation and road proposals of the original House bill. It was passed in the Senate on August 10, 2021 [3] and has yet to be passed in the House which would send it to President Joe Biden to be passed. However, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned that the House will not approve the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act until a larger Progressive $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is passed[4] that relates to the more Progressive aspects of the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan which includes climate change mitigation, making childcare more affordable and accessible, expanding healthcare under Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, immigration reform and expanding education opportunities [5] which is currently being pursued by Democrats via Reconciliation.

History

On July 30, 2021, the Senate voted to formally take up H.R. 3684. Senate leaders have agreed it will be used as the legislative vehicle for a possible bipartisan infrastructure package that has been negotiated throughout the summer of 2021, an effort led by Senators Rob Portman and Kyrsten Sinema.[6] Congressman DeFazio, the original sponsor of the version of H.R. 3684 which passed the House, has called the bipartisan Senate proposal that would replace his bill "crap."[7]

Bill summary

The following is the bill summary authorized by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) for the INVEST in America Act, the original version which passed the House:

  • extends FY2021 enacted levels through FY2022 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;
  • reauthorizes for FY2023-FY2026 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs;
  • addresses climate change, including strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of federal resources;
  • revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail;
  • establishes a rebuild rural bridges program to improve the safety and state of good repair of bridges in rural communities;
  • implements new safety requirements across all transportation modes; and
  • directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system

See also

References

  1. ^ "Industry associations applaud U.S. House passage of INVEST in America Act". Roads & Bridges. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chairs DeFazio, Norton, and Payne Introduce the INVEST in America Act to Create Millions of Jobs Bringing Our Infrastructure into the Modern Era". The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. US House of Representatives. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Romm, Tony (August 10, 2021). "Senate approves bipartisan, $1 trillion infrastructure bill, bringing major Biden goal one step closer". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Casado, Laura (July 25, 2021). "Nancy Pelosi says the House won't vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal until after the Senate passes a larger package". Business Insider. Retrieved August 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Dennis, Steve T; Davidson, Laura (August 9, 2021). "Democrats Release Budget Enabling Biden's $3.5 Trillion Plan". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-07-30/infrastructure-bill-passes-another-procedural-hurdle-but-challenges-loom-ahead
  7. ^ https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/27/peter-defazio-infrastructure-talks-501008


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