A vote on the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passed by the U.S. Senate will be held Sept. 27 at the latest in the U.S. House of Representatives, a group of nine Democrats announced.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wanted the House to consider both the infrastructure plan and the Democratic budget resolution at the same time, ensuring centrists and progressives support both. The group of nine pushed for the infrastructure bill to be considered first. Both bills were advanced Tuesday.
“This is a big win for America and will help get people to work and shovels in the ground,” the group said in a statement. “We have established a path forward that ensures we can pass this once-in-a-century infrastructure investment by Sept. 27th, allowing us to create millions of jobs and bring our nation into the 21st century. It will receive standalone consideration, fully delinked, and on its own merits.”
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would invest in bridges, railways, roads, and other infrastructure.
Funding includes $110 billion for road and bridge projects, $25 billion for airports, $39 billion for public transit, and $66 billion for rail.
Other infrastructure includes broadband, clean drinking water, power infrastructure, removing pollution from water and soil, and water storage.