Market Watch
By Katie Marriner, Victor Reklaitis
September 23, 2021
Monday is the next key date for the bill, as Pelosi has promised a House vote by then — though Clyburn says a delay is possible
The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the Senate in a 69-30 vote on Aug. 10, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell among the 19 Republicans who joined with the chamber’s 50 Democrats to support the long-awaited measure.
But the bill still hasn’t become law, as it needs to pass the House of Representatives and get signed by President Joe Biden, who announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure PAVE, 0.04% back on June 24.
Monday (Sept. 27) is the next key date for the bill, known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. That’s the date by when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat, has promised a vote on the measure. But there’s “always a possibility that the vote would get delayed,” said the No. 3 House Democrat, Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, in a CNN interview on Sunday. While Clyburn talked about a potential delay, he also said said lawmakers will “work to get to our goal for Sept. 27.”
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