House Plans Monday Vote on Bill With $65B for Broadband

House Democratic leaders intend to seek a Monday night vote on the Senate-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (HR-3684) despite uncertainty about whether enough of the 95 party members who belong to the Congressional Progressive Caucus will vote in its favor to ensure passage, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland told reporters Friday. “I'm bringing the bill to the floor on Monday,” Hoyer said. House leaders’ ability to follow through on their promise to hold a vote on HR-3684, which includes $65 billion for broadband, by Monday was in doubt last week because CPC members threatened to vote against the measure if the chamber didn’t first vote on the separate Build Back Better Act budget reconciliation package. Congressional leaders were negotiating final contours of the Build Back Better Act. The House Budget Committee planned a Saturday markup of committees’ cleared sections. Those include the Commerce Committee’s proposal, which allocates $10 billion for next-generation 911, $4 billion for the FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund and language to authorize an FCC auction of at least 200 MHz of the 3.1-3.45 GHz band (see 2109140063).