Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill,Multiple Sources: and originally in the House as the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), is a United States federal statute passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021.

The act was a  infrastructure package that would have given money to a federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials and rail programs of the Department of Transportation. It also focused on funding for broadband access, clean water, electric grid renewal which was $1.2 trillion in spending.

The bill was passed 69–30 by the Senate on August 10, 2021. On November 5, it was passed 228–206 by the House, and ten days later was signed into law by President Biden.Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, fulfilling campaign promise and notching achievement that eluded Trump The Washington Post, November 15, 2021

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