The bill passed by a wide bipartisan majority of 69-30, with 19 Republican senators voting for the bill . The bill -- called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act -- features $550 billion in new federal spending over five years. Among other priorities, the bill also includes $55 billion for water infrastructure, $15 billion of which will be directed toward replacing lead pipes. The Senate is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday evening on a necessary procedural step to start that budget process before leaving for the August recess. "These days it isn't easy to do major bills in the Senate, especially bipartisan ones," he said.

Source: CNN August 10, 2021 14:26 UTC