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[16] [a] On July 1, the House passed an amended $715 billion infrastructure bill focused on land transportation and water. [17] On May 27, Republican senator Shelley Moore Capito presented a $928 billion plan, [18] [b] [c] and on June 4, increased it by about $50 billion; this was quickly rejected by the Biden administration. [19]
It also authorizes federal funding for various water infrastructure projects, including the expansion of water storage capabilities, and upgrades to wastewater, drinking and irrigation systems. [104] This bill includes some $2.2 billion (~$2.59 billion in 2023) for a coastal barrier in Texas, protecting it from flood in the future.
The 228-206 vote hands Biden a bipartisan legislative victory, but one that took months to accomplish.
On January 28, 2009, the House passed the bill by a 244–188 vote. ... Road and highway construction is the biggest single line infrastructure item in the final bill.
The House has passed a $1 trillion bipartisan plan to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public works systems and boost broadband internet, among other major improvements to the nation’s ...
Last March, Amtrak, armed with $66 billion in funding from the 2021 infrastructure bill, began a $6 billion project to build a new tunnel that's scheduled to open in 2035. That was just one of ...
For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 115th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 115th United States Congress.
The House passed the measure 228-206. ... members to vote for both the rule for consideration of the Build Back Better Act and final passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill tonight,” he ...