2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Grant $25 Billion For Airports And About
$17 Billion For Ports And Waterways, Including For Land Port
Modernizations And Water Port Upgrades, Including Resilience And
Electrification Projects. In November 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for
concurring in the Senate amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide
$25 billion for airports and approximately $17 billion for ports and
waterways, including $3.4 billion to modernize land ports of entry and
$2.25 billion for water port upgrades, including resilience and
electrification projects." The vote was on a motion to concur in the
Senate amendment. The House concurred with the Senate by a vote of
228-206, thus the bill was sent to the President and ultimately became
law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Grant About $65 Billion For Broadband,
Including Grants For States To Increase Access In Disadvantaged Areas
And Extend A Pandemic-Related Program That Would Continue To Provide
Stipends To Low-Income Families For Internet Access. In November 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted for concurring in the Senate amendment to the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "provide approximately $65 billion for
broadband, including $42.5 billion for grants to states to increase
access in unserved areas and $14.2 billion to extend a program
initially authorized in response to the coronavirus pandemic that
provides stipends to help low-income families pay for internet
services." The vote was on a motion to concur in the Senate amendment.
The House concurred with the Senate by a vote of 228-206, thus the bill
was sent to the President and ultimately became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
The Measure Would Invest $65 Billion Into Broadband
Infrastructure, Which Was A Legislative Priority For Many After The
Pandemic Exposed Internet Access Inequity. According to CNBC, "It
would put $65 billion into broadband, a priority for many lawmakers
after the coronavirus pandemic highlighted inequities in internet
access for households and students across the country." [CNBC,
11/5/21]
The Investment Into Broadband Infrastructure Would Seek To
Decrease The Costs For Internet Services By Requiring Funding
Recipients To Offer Low-Cost Affordable Plans, Which Would Establish
Cost Transparency And Boost Competition. According to CNN, "It
also aims to help lower the price households pay for internet
service by requiring federal funding recipients to offer a low-cost
affordable plan, by creating price transparency and by boosting
competition in areas where existing providers aren't providing
adequate service." [CNN,
11/5/21]
The Broadband Invest Would Additionally Create A Federal Program
To Provide Internet Access To Low-Income Households, According To
The White House. According to CNN, "It would also create a
permanent federal program to help more low-income households access
the internet, according to the White House fact sheet." [CNN,
11/5/21]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $7.5 Billion For Infrastructure
Related To Electric Vehicle Charging And $5 Billion For Zero And Low
Emission Bus Programs. In November 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for
concurring in the Senate amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide
$7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $5
billion for zero- and low-emission school bus programs." The vote was on
a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred with the
Senate by a vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the President and
ultimately became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Create Requirements Regarding The
Environmental And Equity Impacts Of Surface Transportation Programs
Activities And To Authorize Emissions Reduction And Climate Change
Resilience Transportation Programs. In November 2021, Fitzpatrick
voted for concurring in the Senate amendment to the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "establish requirements for many new and existing surface
transportation programs to consider the environmental and equity impacts
of funded activities and authorize a range of transportation programs
related to emissions reduction and climate change resilience." The vote
was on a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred
with the Senate by a vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the
President and ultimately became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide More Than $548 Billion For Federal
Surface Transportation Programs Through FY 2026, Which Would Include
Funding For Federal-Aid Highway Programs, Transit Programs, And Rail
Programs, And Would Require Programs To Consider Environmental And
Equity Impacts. In July 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "authorize more than $548 billion through fiscal 2026 for
federal surface transportation programs, including $333 billion for
federal-aid highway programs; $109 billion for transit programs; and
$96 billion for rail programs. It would establish requirements for many
new and existing surface transportation programs to consider the
environmental and equity impacts of funded activities." The vote was on
passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 221-201. The Senate
amended the bill and the House voted on the concurrence. The bill
ultimately became law. [House Vote 208,
7/1/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/1/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide More Than $720 Billion Through FY
2026 For Highway, Public Transit, Rail, And Surface Transportation
Safety And Research Programs, And Reauthorizing Several Water
Infrastructure Programs, And $36 Billion For Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure Through FY 2026. In July 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "authorize more than $720 billion in surface
transportation and water infrastructure spending. It would reauthorize
federal-aid highway, public transit, rail, and surface transportation
safety and research programs for five years, through fiscal 2026, and
reauthorize various water infrastructure programs for five or ten years.
As amended, the bill would additionally authorize more than $36 billion
through fiscal 2026 for activities related to electric vehicle
infrastructure, access and manufacturing." The vote was on passage. The
House passed the bill by a vote of 221-201. The Senate amended the bill
and the House voted on the concurrence. The bill ultimately became law.
[House Vote 208, 7/1/21;
Congressional Quarterly,
7/1/21; Congressional Actions,
H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For The Bipartisan Infrastructure
Package, Which Would Provide $550 Billion In New Infrastructure
Funding, Including For Surface Transportation, Broadband, Water And
Energy Infrastructure. In November 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for
tabling, thus killing, according to Congressional Quarterly, the "motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill (HR 3684) was passed, 228-206,
immediately prior to this vote." The vote was on a motion to table. The
House agreed to the motion by a vote of 228-205. [House Vote 370,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted For The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package,
Which Provided $550 Billion In New Infrastructure Funding, Including
For Surface Transportation, Broadband, Water And Energy
Infrastructure. In November 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for concurring in
the Senate amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which
would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide approximately
$550 billion in new infrastructure spending, including for surface
transportation, broadband, water and energy infrastructure." The vote
was on a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred
with the Senate by a vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the
President and ultimately became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
The Measure Would Invest $550 Billion Into "Transportation
Projects, The Utility Grid And Broadband." According to CNBC, "The
bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would put $550
billion in new money into transportation projects, the utility grid
and broadband." [CNBC,
11/5/21]
Many Republicans Opposed The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
Because They Viewed It As A Companion To The Build Back Better Act,
Which Would Pass Through The Budget Reconciliation Process Without
The Need Of Republican Support. According to CNBC, "A range of
congressional Republicans opposed the plan because they considered
it too closely tied to Democrats' larger proposal, which they are
passing without Republicans through the budget reconciliation
process." [CNBC,
11/5/21]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Make Unobligated COVID Relief Funding
Available And To Establish Cryptocurrency-Related Tax Reporting
Requirements As Means To Offset Spending. In November 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted for concurring in the Senate amendment to the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "include a number of provisions intended to
offset spending, including by rescinding certain unobligated COVID-19
relief funding and establishing tax reporting requirements for
cryptocurrency and other digital assets." The vote was on a motion to
concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred with the Senate by a
vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the President and ultimately
became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
The Package Would Be Funded With $200 Billion In Repurposed Funds
From Unused Coronavirus Relief Funds, Approximately $50 Billion
From Delaying A Trump-Era Medicare Rebate Rule, $50 Billion From
States Returning Unused Unemployment Funds, And Other Revenue
Streams. According to The Wall Street Journal, "The spending will
be paid for with a variety of revenue streams, including more than
$200 billion in repurposed funds originally intended for
coronavirus relief but left unused; about $50 billion will come
from delaying a Trump-era rule on Medicare rebates; and $50 billion
from certain states returning unused unemployment insurance
supplemental funds." [Wall Street Journal,
11/6/21]
To Fund The Package, Senators Claimed They Expected $30 Billion
From Requiring Crypto-Currency Reporting, $60 Billion From Economic
Growth Incentivized By The Package Spending, And $87 Billion From
Wireless Spectrum Space Sales. According to The Wall Street
Journal, "Senators said they expected about $30 billion will be
generated from applying information-reporting requirements for
cryptocurrency; nearly $60 billion will come from economic growth
spurred by the spending; and $87 billion from past and future sales
of wireless spectrum space." [Wall Street Journal,
11/6/21]
The Congressional Budget Office Concluded That The Infrastructure
Spending Would Add $256 Billion To The Deficit Over 10 Years, Which
Countered The Claims That The Bill Would Be Paid With New Revenue
Streams And Saving Measures. According to The Wall Street Journal,
"Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper found that the infrastructure
bill would widen the federal budget deficit by $256 billion over 10
years, countering proponents' claims that the price tag would be
covered by new revenue and saving measures." [Wall Street Journal,
11/6/21]
While Lawmakers Claimed The Legislation Would Pay For Itself, The
Congressional Budget Office Found That The Bill Would Add Billions
Of Dollars To The Deficit Over The Next Decade And That Various Of
The "Pay-For Provisions" Would Not Raise Sufficient Money.
According to CNN, "But while lawmakers claim the bill pays for
itself, the CBO score found it would instead add billions of dollars
to the deficit over 10 years and that many of the pay-for provisions
would not raise as much money as Democrats said they would." [CNN,
11/5/21]
According To The Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget, The
Legislation Would Add $350 Billion To The Office Due To The $90
Billion Of New Contract Authority Spending. According to CNN, "The
bottom line is that the legislation would directly add roughly $350
billion to the deficit, when taking into account $90 billion of
spending in new contract authority, said Marc Goldwein, senior vice
president at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a
nonpartisan group that tracks federal spending." [CNN,
11/5/21]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Direct The Department Of Transportation To
Establish Project-Level Investment Grant Programs, Which Would Include
Carbon Pollution Reduction Projects, Activities To Remediate Effects Of
Transportation Infrastructure On Underserved Communities, And More. In
July 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "require the
Transportation Department to establish a number of grant programs for
project-level investments, including for carbon pollution reduction
projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the surface
transportation system; development of electric vehicle charging and
hydrogen fueling infrastructure; separation or elimination of
highway-rail crossings; extreme weather resilience and mitigation
improvements; activities to reconnect neighborhoods by removing or
remediating the effects of transportation infrastructure construction in
disadvantaged and underserved communities." The vote was on passage. The
House passed the bill by a vote of 221-201. The Senate amended the bill
and the House voted on the concurrence. The bill ultimately became law.
[House Vote 208, 7/1/21;
Congressional Quarterly,
7/1/21; Congressional Actions,
H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $32 Billion To Amtrak And
Additional Funding For Rail-Related Improvements, And To Require
Research And Development Of Low And Zero-Emission Rail Technologies.
In July 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "authorize
$32 billion for Amtrak; $25 billion for a new program to fund
improvements to major intercity passenger rail bridges, stations, and
tunnels grant; $7 billion for passenger and freight rail infrastructure
and safety improvement grants; and up to $20 million annually to
establish a university innovation institute to research and develop low-
and zero-emission rail technologies." The vote was on passage. The House
passed the bill by a vote of 221-201. The Senate amended the bill and
the House voted on the concurrence. The bill ultimately became law.
[House Vote 208, 7/1/21;
Congressional Quarterly,
7/1/21; Congressional Actions,
H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Grant $1 Billion To Remediate The Effects
Of Transportation Infrastructure Construction In Underserved Communities
To Reconnect Neighborhoods. In November 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for
concurring in the Senate amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide $1
billion for activities to reconnect neighborhoods by removing or
remediating the effects of transportation infrastructure construction in
disadvantaged and underserved communities." The vote was on a motion to
concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred with the Senate by a
vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the President and ultimately
became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $110 Billion For Roads, Bridges,
And Major Transportation Projects, Which Would Include Funding For
Highway Infrastructure, Bridge Construction And Repairs, Rail Systems,
Including Amtrak, And Transit, Including For Zero- And Low Emission
Transit Buses And Accessibility Improvements. In November 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted for concurring in the Senate amendment to the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "provide $110 billion for roads, bridges and
major surface transportation projects, including $47.3 for highway
infrastructure and $40 billion for bridge construction and repair; $66
billion for rail, including $58 billion for Amtrak; and $39 billion
for transit, including $5.3 billion for zero- and low-emission transit
buses and $2 billion for accessibility improvements." The vote was on a
motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred with the
Senate by a vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the President and
ultimately became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
The Measure Would Provide $110 Billion For Roads, Bridges, And
Major Transportation Projects, As Well As $66 Billion For Passenger
And Freight Rail And $39 For Public Transportation. According to
CNBC, "The package includes $110 billion for roads, bridges and
other major projects, along with $66 billion for passenger and
freight rail and $39 billion for public transit." [CNBC,
11/5/21]
According To The White House, The Reserved $40 Billion For Bridge
Repair And Construction Would Be The Greatest Bridge Investment
Since The 1950s When Construction Began For The Interstate Highway
System. According to CNN, "Included is $40 billion for bridge
repair, replacement and rehabilitation, according to the bill text.
The White House says it would be the single, largest dedicated
bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway
system, which started in the 1950s." [CNN,
11/5/21]
$39 Billion Would Be Reserved To Modernize Public Transit,
Including Making Transit Stations More Accessible, Creating Stations
And Services To New Areas, And Modernizing Rail And Bus Fleets,
Which Would Replace Transit Buses With Zero Mission Models.
According to CNN, "The package would provide $39 billion to
modernize public transit, according to the bill text. [...] The
funds would repair and upgrade existing infrastructure, make
stations accessible to all users, bring transit service to new
communities and modernize rail and bus fleets, including replacing
thousands of vehicles with zero-emission models, according to the
White House." [CNN,
11/5/21]
According To The White House, $66 Billion Would Be Reserved For
Passenger And Freight Rail, Which Would Address Amtrak's Maintenance
Delays, Modernize The Northeast Corridor Line And Create Rail
Services In Regions Outside The Northeast And Mid-Atlantic.
According to CNN, "The deal would also invest $66 billion in
passenger and freight rail, according to the bill text. The funds
would eliminate Amtrak's maintenance backlog, modernize the
Northeast Corridor line and bring rail service to areas outside the
Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, according to the White House.
Included in the package is $12 billion in partnership grants for
intercity rail service, including high-speed rail." [CNN,
11/5/21]
According To The White House, The Measure Would Provide The
Greatest Federal Investment Into Public Transit And In Passenger
Rail Since Amtrak Was Created 50 Years Ago. According to CNN, "it
would be the largest federal investment in public transit in history
and in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak 50 years ago,
according to the White House." [CNN,
11/5/21]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Provide $12 Billion For A Program That
Would Support National And Regional-Significant Large Highway, Transit,
And Rail Projects, And To Require The Procurement Of Zero-Emission Buses
And Vehicles. In July 2021, Fitzpatrick voted for the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to Congressional
Quarterly, "authorize $12 billion for a new program to support large
highway, transit, and rail projects of national and regional
significance. It would modify a transit grant program to require the
procurement of zero-emission buses and other vehicles." The vote was on
passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 221-201. The Senate
amended the bill and the House voted on the concurrence. The bill
ultimately became law. [House Vote 208,
7/1/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 7/1/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted To Grant About $11 Billion For Multiple
Transportation Safety And Research Programs. In November 2021,
Fitzpatrick voted for concurring in the Senate amendment to the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which would, according to
Congressional Quarterly, "provide approximately $11 billion for various
transportation safety and research programs." The vote was on a motion
to concur in the Senate amendment. The House concurred with the Senate
by a vote of 228-206, thus the bill was sent to the President and
ultimately became law. [House Vote 369,
11/5/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/5/21;
Congressional Actions, S.Amdt.
2137;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
3684]