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Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Feb 4, 2021
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Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021

This bill establishes discretionary spending limits for FY2022 and FY2023.

Specifically, the bill

  • establishes discretionary spending limits for defense and nondefense spending,
  • establishes a separate discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending,
  • specifies the appropriations accounts and programs that are categorized as infrastructure spending for the purposes of the discretionary spending limits, and
  • excludes infrastructure spending from the existing defense and nondefense categories of spending.

(Under current law, the existing discretionary spending limits for defense and nondefense spending will expire at the end of FY2021, and there is no discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending.)

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 232: Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-232/
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"S. 232: Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-232/.
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S. 232, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-232/.
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[S. 232: Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-232/)
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