The House approved a measure by voice vote on Monday to extend federal transportation funding for two weeks in an effort to prevent a highway-funding shutdown.
The measure would extend federal transportation spending — currently set to expire on Friday — until Dec. 4. The Senate is expected to quickly take the patch up at the end of this week to prevent an interruption in the nation's infrastructure projects.
Lawmakers are hoping the latest temporary highway funding patch will provide time for them to finish work on a long-sought multiyear infrastructure bill.
“The House and Senate are making good progress in resolving differences between their respective multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposals," said House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), who sponsored the temporary patch.
"The conference committee needs the time necessary to meet in public, complete negotiations, and produce a final measure that helps improve America’s infrastructure," Shuster continued. "This clean extension provides time for that process to occur and for the House and Senate to vote on the final legislation, without shutting down transportation programs and projects in the meantime.”
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