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LIFT America Act

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Jan 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Jan 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Mar 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Mar 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Mar 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Mar 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Mar 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Mar 11, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Agriculture, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America Act or the LIFT America Act

This bill establishes several programs and incentives to modernize the nation's communications, drinking water, energy, transportation, health care, and other related infrastructure.

For example, the bill provides incentives to make broadband internet more accessible and affordable. It also establishes grants to implement next generation 9-1-1 services.

In addition, it supports drinking water programs, including the drinking water state revolving fund program. Further, it provides grants to treat perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) in drinking water and to replace lead service lines.

The bill establishes a variety of programs to support clean energy infrastructure and address climate change, including efforts to (1) modernize the electric grid and make it more resilient, efficient, and secure; (2) increase energy efficiency in buildings; and (3) support renewable energy infrastructure.

Further, it provides incentives for vehicle infrastructure, such as incentives to develop infrastructure for electric vehicles and grants to reduce air pollution at ports by electrifying port infrastructure.

Additionally, the bill establishes grants and programs for health care infrastructure, including by providing support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laboratories, and state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments.

Finally, the bill reauthorizes grant programs to remediate brownfield sites (i.e., sites contaminated with hazardous substances) through FY2026.

What's happening now January 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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