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H.R. 1848: LIFT America Act

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H.R. 1848: LIFT America Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-11 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

LIFT America Act

Plain summary

Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America Act or the LIFT America Act This bill establishes several programs and incentives to modernize the nation's communications, drinking water, energy, transportation, health care, and other related infrastructure. For example, the bill provides incentives to make broadband internet more accessible and affordable. It also establishes grants to implement next generation 9-1-1 services. In addition, it supports drinking water programs, including the drinking water state revolving fund program. Further, it provides grants to treat perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) in drinking water and to replace lead service lines. The bill establishes a variety of programs to support clean energy infrastructure and address climate change, including efforts to (1) modernize the electric grid and make it more resilient, efficient, and secure; (2) increase energy efficiency in buildings; and (3) support renewable energy infrastructure. Further, it provides incentives for vehicle infrastructure, such as incentives to develop infrastructure for electric vehicles and grants to reduce air pollution at ports by electrifying port infrastructure. Additionally, the bill establishes grants and programs for health care infrastructure, including by providing support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, laboratories, and state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments. Finally, the bill reauthorizes grant programs to remediate brownfield sites (i.e., sites contaminated with hazardous substances) through FY2026.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

LIFT America Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 35 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Diana DeGette (D-CO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Darren Soto (D-FL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1848 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117