WASHINGTON Despite partisan wrangling and considerable Republican opposition, the US House of Representatives narrowly enacted a multibillion-dollar package targeted at enhancing technological competitiveness.
According to state media, the "America COMPETES Act of 2022" was passed by a vote of 222 to 210, nearly exclusively along party lines, with only one Republican joining Democrats in voting for the proposal and one Democrat voting no. Republicans in the House had complained that Democrats had left them out of the bill's crafting.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters before the vote that she would swiftly begin negotiations with the Senate. Last June, the Senate passed its own bill, the United States Innovation and Competition Act.
Before sending the bill to President Joe Biden for signature, both chambers must pass a compromise version of the measure.
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