About the bill
The bill might deal with 5G, but the sponsors deep-sixed the larger package.
Context
In November, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted into law, containing large investments in expanding broadband internet access, transportation systems, and energy and water systems. It costs about $1.2 trillion, with $550 million of that total actually being new spending above what Congress had previously appropriated.
The 1,039-page law incorporated provisions from dozens of other previously-introduced bills. GovTrack Insider is spotlighting two of them which each have an unusual distinction: both the lead House and Senate sponsors are Republicans, yet they both ultimately voted against the infrastructure package as a whole, despite their bill being included as part of it.
(Another such bill, the Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act, will be the subject …
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Enacted Via Other Measures
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted, so there will not likely be further activity on this bill.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
This bill was incorporated into:
5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Feb 27, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3355 (116th). |
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Feb 2, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 28, 2021
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jul 1, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3684, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 163. |
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Jul 21, 2021
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Final Bill —
Failed Cloture in the Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3684, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 163. |
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Aug 10, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3684, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 163. |
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Nov 5, 2021
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3684, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 163. |
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Nov 15, 2021
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3684, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 163. |
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Feb 15, 2022
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
S. 163 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 163. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
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