Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), most commonly 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 originally introduced in the House as the INVEST in America Act, and was commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill before it was signed into law.
| 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 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. After congressional negotiations, it was amended and renamed to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to include 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 being newly authorized spending on top of what Congress was planning to authorize regularly.
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.