2021: Schweikert Voted Against Granting $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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Granting 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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Providing $7.5 Billion For Infrastructure Related To Electric Vehicle Charging And $5 Billion For Zero And Low Emission Bus Programs. In November 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Creating Requirements Regarding The Environmental And Equity Impacts Of Surface Transportation Programs Activities And Against Authorizing Emissions Reduction And Climate Change Resilience Transportation Programs. In November 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Providing 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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Providing 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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Effectively Voted Against 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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, Which Provided $550 Billion In New Infrastructure Funding, Including For Surface Transportation, Broadband, Water And Energy Infrastructure. In November 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Making Unobligated COVID Relief Funding Available And Against Establishing Cryptocurrency-Related Tax Reporting Requirements As Means To Offset Spending. In November 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Directing 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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Providing $32 Billion To Amtrak And Additional Funding For Rail-Related Improvements, And Against Requiring Research And Development Of Low And Zero-Emission Rail Technologies. In July 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Granting $1 Billion To Remediate The Effects Of Transportation Infrastructure Construction In Underserved Communities To Reconnect Neighborhoods. In November 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Providing $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, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Providing $12 Billion For A Program That Would Support National And Regional-Significant Large Highway, Transit, And Rail Projects, And Against Requiring The Procurement Of Zero-Emission Buses And Vehicles. In July 2021, Schweikert voted against 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: Schweikert Voted Against Granting About $11 Billion For Multiple Transportation Safety And Research Programs. In November 2021, Schweikert voted against 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]