On July 1, I voted for H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act to rebuild our country and help communities like El Paso by creating jobs for working families, combating our climate crisis, and addressing long-standing disparities in Texas’ colonias. The Moving Forward Act is bold, innovative, forward-looking and will put our nation on the right path to finally modernizing our infrastructure.
The legislation includes two amendments I offered to improve infrastructure in El Paso colonias. The first amendment directs the Department of Transportation (DoT) to complete a study on the infrastructure state of colonias. The study would include information on surface, transit, water, and broadband infrastructure and would be due back to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as well as the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation one year after the enactment of the Moving Forward Act.
The second amendment establishes the Colonias State of Good Repair Grant Program. This $10 million a year grant program will increase the state of good repair for surface infrastructure in and around colonias.
For more information about H.R. 2 and my amendments, click here.
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