House Passes Infrastructure Bill

Good news for the Biden administration on Friday Congress passed the $1.2 trillion dollar Infrastructure Bill. The bill had a final vote of 228 to 206 with the majority of Democrats in favor of the bill and only 6 opposed. It will now head to President Biden’s desk for signature later this week. The legislation was passed in the Senate in August but stalled in the House as lawmakers tried to negotiate a deal on a separate $1.9 trillion economic package.

The infrastructure bill will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years, including money for roads, bridges, mass transit, rail, airports, ports and waterways. It also includes a $65 billion investment for improving the nation’s broadband infrastructure and tens of billions being invested in improving the electric grid and water systems. According to the bill, another $7.5 billion will also go to building a nationwide network of plug-in electric vehicle chargers.