Steel Products
July 29, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Moves Forward, Steel Groups Cheer
Written by Michael Cowden
Steel lobbying groups cheered a procedural move advancing a bipartisan infrastructure bill through the Senate. The 67-32 vote does not mean the bill has passed. But it clears a key hurdle on the way toward turning a potentially $1 trillion bill, including $550 billion on steel-intensive infrastructure, into law.
Congress – both the House and the Senate – have to agree on final language before a bill can be presented to President Biden to sign. But the fillibuster-proof majority that voted to advance debate in the Senate bodes well for the bill’s prospects, D.C. sources said.
