House Sends Unprecedented Climate Spending Bill To Biden For Signing

The House of Representatives on a party-line vote has approved Senate legislation with about $370 billion in unprecedented funding to spur low-carbon technologies, curb greenhouse gases and aid climate adaptation, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk for his expected signature next week. The chamber voted 220-207 Aug. 12 to approve the Inflation Reduction Act, capping more than a year of Capitol Hill wrangling over climate and energy policy. While the bill falls short of House-passed legislation from late...