CCAGW Annual Ratings

Surface Transportation and Water Infrastructure Authorization -- En Bloc Amendments

Description: 

Adoption of the DeFazio, D-Ore., en bloc amendments no. 3 including 19 amendments to the bill that would, among other provisions, strike from the bill provisions that would authorize $4 billion for a low-income drinking water assistance program and $4 billion for a low-income wastewater assistance program; strike a section to authorize funding for multiple railroad-related entities, including Amtrak; prohibit the use of federal funds to expand the Amtrak network beyond the routes and stations served by Amtrak on the date of the bill's enactment; strike from the bill provisions that would establish and provide apportionment for a carbon pollution reduction program to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the surface transportation system; and strike the drinking water division of the bill and insert text that would reauthorize twelve drinking water assistance programs at current levels through fiscal 2026.

Vote Number: 
House Vote 202
Bill Number: 
HR 3684
CCAGW Position: 
Yea
Vote Results: 
Rejected 180-226 : D 0-217; R 180-9