U.S. House to rule on infrastructure bill this week

Announcing the date on Sunday, Sept. 26, Pelosi said she was confident the bill would pass, saying, "Let me put it this way, we're going to pass the bill this week," according to Reuters. Earlier in the day, she said she would not bring the bill to a vote if she did not think it would pass.

The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced that the House of Representatives will vote on Thursday, September 30 on whether to pass the Biden administration's controversial $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.

"Tomorrow, September 27, we will begin debate in the House on a bipartisan infrastructure framework, with a vote on Thursday, September 30."

Pelosi noted that the vote is scheduled for the day before the 2021 Ground Transportation Reauthorization Act is due.

Although the bill passed the Senate on Aug. 10 with bipartisan support, the bill contains provisions requiring decentralized network validators and software developers to comply with strict counterparty reporting requirements, which they will not be equipped to comply with. required information.

Although the bill passed on Aug. 10, an amendment introduced by Senator Pat Toomey, supported by bipartisan Senators Cynthia Lummis, Rob Portman, Mark Warner, Kyrsten Sinema and Ron Wyden, seeks to make the Legal immunity for validators, developers and node operators.

Much to the chagrin of the crypto community, a one-man opposition from Senator Richard Shelby prevented the amendment from being added to the legislation.

However, the infrastructure bill faces opposition from some lawmakers who believe it should be held until negotiations on a follow-up $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate bill are concluded.

Because the amount of the second bill has unnerved some Democrats, Pelosi said it was "a self-evident" that the bill's scope could be narrowed.

"We're working with the Senate and the White House right now to revise this historic legislation," she said. "[$3.5 trillion] is the number that the Senate and the President put before us. Clearly, through negotiations, something has to be done on that front." Some changes, the sooner the better, so we can agree and move forward."

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