Infrastructure Week Materializes as $1.2 trillion Bill Narrowly Passes the House
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was narrowly passed by the House on November 5, 2021, after months of negotiation. In the end, thirteen Republicans voted for the bill and six Democrats voted against it.
Stopgap Reauthorizes HTF After DOT Temporary Furloughs, Follows Government Funding CR
As reported in FEDagent on September 30, 2021, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) funding the government at FY 2021 levels until December 3, 2021. The President signed the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act that evening to avoid a government shutdown.