CCAGW Annual Ratings

Transportation and Infrastructure Authorization - En Bloc Amendments

Description: 

DeFazio, D-Ore., en bloc amendments no. 1 to the $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that would, among other provisions, authorize an additional $150 million in total for fiscal 2023 and 2024 for the Transportation Department rural communities transportation infrastructure safety program; authorize $10 million annually from fiscal 2022 through 2025 to repair and maintain surface transportation infrastructure in communities near the U.S.-Mexico border; authorize $2 million annually from fiscal 2022 through 2025 for the department to research how surface transportation planning impacts low-income and minority populations; and modify a number of department grant programs related to expanding access to transit for low-income and rural areas.

Vote Number: 
House Vote 132
Bill Number: 
HR 2
CCAGW Position: 
Nay
Vote Results: 
Adopted 229-189: R 2-184; D 227-4; I 0-0; O 0-1.