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| Long title | An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | IIJA |
| Nicknames | Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) |
| Enacted by | the 117th United States Congress |
| Effective | November 15, 2021 |
| Number of co-sponsors | 5 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 117–58 (text) (PDF) |
| Statutes at Large | 135 Stat. 429 |
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| Titles amended | 23 U.S.C. § |
| Agencies affected | Department of Transportation (USDOT) |
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), (H.R. 3684) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on November 15, 2021. It was introduced in the House as the INVEST in America Act and nicknamed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.
The act was initially a $547–715 billion infrastructure package that included provisions related to federal highway aid, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials and rail programs of the Department of Transportation.[1][2] After congressional negotiations, it was amended and renamed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add funding for broadband access, clean water and electric grid renewal in addition to the transportation and road proposals of the original House bill. This amended version included approximately $1.2 trillion in spending, with $550 billion newly authorized spending on top of what Congress was planning to authorize regularly.[3][4]
The amended 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.[5]
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- ^ "Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes, What Happens Next". Investopedia. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, fulfilling campaign promise and notching achievement that eluded Trump". The Washington Post. November 15, 2021. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.