Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Official title: “To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.”
Earlier names of the bill: “INVEST in America Act”, “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act”.
What this law changes
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Press releases by members of Congress
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9 press releases
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“In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117–58), Congress provided funding to cut pollution and lower energy costs, which DOE is now diverting to instead subsidize big coal’s uneconomic power plants, raising costs for families. The Department’s plan to repurpose $350 million in dedicated carbon capture funding to restart and recommission coal-fired power plants is a misuse of”
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“In the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117–58), Congress provided funding to cut pollution and lower energy costs, which DOE is now diverting to instead subsidize big coal’s uneconomic power plants, raising costs for families. The Department’s plan to repurpose $350 Million in dedicated carbon capture funding to restart and recommission coal-fired power plants is a misuse of”
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ALSOBROOKS, WARNOCK LEAD COLLEAGUES IN EFFORT TO PROTECT JOBS AND SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
“These persistent discriminatory barriers are why Congress has repeatedly affirmed its support for these programs, most recently in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (P.L. 117-58) and the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63).”
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RI Delegation Announces $25M for New Hybrid Buses for RIPTA
“The funds are being made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58), which Senators Reed and Whitehouse helped pass in 2022.”
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“The ability of the agency to fulfill its statutorily required functions under the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 (Division K of the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58), including but not limited to:”
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“To unlock the full strength of the U.S. economy, every community must have access to the vast opportunities enabled by broadband, and this can be achieved by your Administration following the law as outlined in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58).”
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“An explanation of how the Department’s actions regarding the MBDA are consistent with the Administration’s statutory obligations under the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 (Division K of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58).”
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“Citing an “anticipated lack of federal funding for the Brandon Road Project,” the State has demanded assurances from the federal government that the funds allocated to BRIP through Pub. L. 117-58 will remain available.”
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“Section 7 of this broad order reads: " All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including but not limited to funds…" Analysis by the nonpartisan think tank Eno Center for Transportation indicates that if "disbursement" refers to”
Read from 539 of 539 members' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
Press releases by organizations
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Read from 510 of 510 organizations' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 7, 2026.
How it passed
The Senate passed it 69 to 30 on August 10, 2021, with 1 senator who did not vote.
The House passed it 228 to 206 on November 5, 2021.
It became law on November 15, 2021.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment”. Senate, “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3684”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 13 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| House Democrats | 215 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Republicans | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate Democrats | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How each member voted
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Dollars under this law's emergency funds
Confirmed from the official recordAgencies report committing $321,466,755,019.24 of the $366,990,613,419.18 set aside under this law's non-emergency funds, and paying out $223,819,589,063.37, through August 31, 2026.
Agencies report committing $286,042,439,364.90 of the $440,740,983,451.74 set aside under this law's emergency funds, and paying out $106,734,218,282.76, through August 31, 2026.
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