Congress Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

November 5 the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sending the bipartisan bill to President Biden’s desk where it awaits his signature.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill will reauthorize surface transportation and transit programs for five years through fiscal year 2026 and includes $550 billion of new federal infrastructure spending. The bill allocates $110 billion for roads, bridges, and major projects; $66 billion for rail and Amtrak; $42 billion for ports, waterways, and airports; $39 billion for transit; $7.5 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure; and $7.5 billion for low or zero-emission buses and ferries. It also allocates $65 billion for broadband expansion; $55 billion to improve drinking water; $50 billion to mitigate climate change and ward off cyber-attacks; $21 billion for environmental remediation to address pollution; and $11 billion for transportation safety programs.

The legislation includes the DRIVE Safe pilot program which is critical step forward in reaching a new talent pool of future commercial truck drivers.

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