WASHINGTON — Two spending bills that would directly affect the auto industry inched closer to the finish line last week after the Democratic-controlled House reached a deal allowing the multitrillion-dollar plans to advance and setting the stage for a busy September.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-212, along party lines, to approve a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint and agreed to vote by Sept. 27 on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate.
Both are major pillars of President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda and include provisions that could encourage electric vehicle adoption and advance updates in auto safety.
The plans face an uncertain future amid disagreements between moderate and progressive Democrats given the party's narrow majority in each chamber, public policy experts say.