Infrastructure

For decades, infrastructure in Ohio has suffered from lack of investment. In the 117th Congress,  I voted in favor of legislation that corrects this injustice and revitalizes our infrastructure in Ohio’s Eleventh Congressional District. This Congress, I look forward to championing legislation that further invests in infrastructure revitalization in Ohio and across the country. 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), or more commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), represents a landmark investment in revitalizing our country’s infrastructure, and began a new “Infrastructure Decade” in America.  

Through the BIL, Ohio will receive approximately $5.9 billion for transportation to invest in roads, bridges, public transit, ports, and airports. In addition, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided affordable high-speed internet to more than 867,000 households across the state. Based on the formula funding alone, Ohio is expected to receive approximately $9.9 billion over five years in federal funding for highways and bridges.  

The BIL’s infrastructure investments support the Biden Administration’s climate and clean energy actions that aim to modernize our electric grid, build a network of electric vehicle chargers from coast to coast, strengthen the battery supply chain, expand public transit and rail, improve resilience in physical and natural systems, and clean up legacy pollution in communities across the country—all while creating new, high-quality jobs, including union jobs, with good benefits and supportive services that build pathways for all to the middle class. 

As part of a historic investment in public health, Ohio will receive $650 million to upgrade water infrastructure and remove lead service line pipes. As part of this investment, Cleveland Water has received $19 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead service lines throughout Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also heavily invests in revitalizing our nation’s airports. In fact, Ohio has received approximately $110.6 million for infrastructure development at airports in 2022 and 2023, including runway and gate renovations, terminal expansions, and other critical projects.  

Locally, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is again delivering for Northeast Ohio. The Cleveland Hopkins Airport will receive more than $22 million for modernizing improvements, which will boost our region’s competitiveness globally and create good-paying jobs. 

To date, Ohio has received $5 million through the Infrastructure Law's BEAD Program to help provide access to high-speed internet across the state. As many as 1.8 million Ohio households are eligible for these programs, which can cut internet bills for families in our district by up to $30 per month. 

To view an updated list of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding in Ohio, click here. 

CHIPS and Science Act 

The CHIPS and Science Act aims to improve America’s regional innovation by authorizing a $10 billion investment in technology hubs across the country to develop technology, innovation, and manufacturing sectors through regional partnerships between state and local governments, higher education institutions, labor unions, businesses, and community-based organizations. 

Inflation Reduction Act 

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) builds on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law by advancing President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which commits to delivering 40% of the benefits of clean energy, climate change, and related federal investments to communities underserved in infrastructure and overburdened by pollution. 

Through the Inflation Reduction Act, coupled with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other actions, the Department of Energy (DOE) predicts that by 2030, the United States will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% – below 2005 levels. 

As a result of the clean energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the DOE also estimates that emissions in 2030 could be reduced by more than 1,000 million tons of CO₂, equivalent to the total annual emissions from every American home. 

Additionally, the IRA establishes a loan program, the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program (section 1706), which will help retool, repower, repurpose, or replace unused energy infrastructure, as well as improve the efficiency of existing infrastructure.