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H.R. 1848 117th Congress House

LIFT America Act

Official title: To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, moder… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband and Next Generation 9-1-1, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, and protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 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
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 Latest action January 20, 2022

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

 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 15
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 23
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Aug 27, 2021
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Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 11, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 11, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 11, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 11, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 11, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 11, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Mar 11, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 11, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 11, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 11, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Mar 11, 2021
Sarbanes, John
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2021
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 11, 2021
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 11, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 11, 2021
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 11, 2021
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2021
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 11, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1848: LIFT America Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1848/
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"H.R. 1848: LIFT America Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1848/.
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H.R. 1848, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1848/.
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