Posted to The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder on November 11, 2021 at 12:46 PM by Legislative Staff
On Saturday morning, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a 10-year, $1.2 trillion packages of traditional infrastructure with $550 billion in new funding. The Senate passed the bill last summer and it now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature. Public reports indicate that President Biden will sign the bill on Monday. The League, along with our partners at the National League of Cities (NLC) strongly advocated for this measure and wish to thank the entire New Jersey congressional delegation for their support for the IIJA.
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Posted to The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder on July 29, 2021 at 5:18 PM by Legislative Staff
The Senate announced they have reached an agreement on a 5-year, $1 trillion traditional infrastructure package. The act, titled the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes funding for roads, rails, bridges, ports, broadband, clean water, clean energy, cyber security, and electric vehicle infrastructure. It is expected that 2 million jobs will be created per year with passage of this legislation.
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Posted to The Town Crier - Legislative Backgrounder on April 12, 2021 at 2:37 PM by Legislative Staff
The White House released specifics of the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan legislative proposal that focuses on roads and bridges; public transportation; resilient infrastructure; drinking water; housing; broadband; caregiving; manufacturing; home energy; clean energy jobs; and veterans’ healthcare. A
state-by-state Fact Sheet was released today and shows the current state of New Jersey’s infrastructure.
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Tag(s): The White House, Senate Major Leader Chuck Schumer, Roads, Rail, President Joe Biden, Infrastructure, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Equity, Electrification, Bridges, Aviation, American Jobs Plan