The Senate voted Friday to advance the first infrastructure bill and it was passed on Sunday night August 1st.  Legislation to invest $550 billion into roads, bridges and water conservation and distribution ($110 billion), public transport ($39 billion) and broadband connection ($ 65 billion) received bipartisan support. The Bill must now be reconciled with the House version before enactment.

The fate of the second “human infrastructure package” dealing with social issues estimated at $3.5 Trillion will have to be extensively trimmed and modified to obtain Senate approval.