The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the nation's crumbling infrastructure with funding for priorities like roads, bridges, rail, transit and the electric grid – a major achievement for both parties and President Joe Biden, fulfilling key agenda items, including his promise to work across the aisle.
The bill passed by a wide bipartisan majority. It now heads to the House of Representatives, where timing on a vote in that chamber remains uncertain, before it can be sent to Biden's desk to be signed into law.
