Figures files bill to keep infrastructure projects going during shutdowns

Figures files bill to keep infrastructure projects going during shutdowns

U.S. Representative Shomari Figures, D-Alabama, has introduced legislation to ensure federally funded infrastructure projects can continue during government shutdowns. The Keep America Building Act, introduced by Sewell last Friday, a month into the federal government shutdown, would mandate the continuity of federally funded construction or infrastructure projects that are already under contract during lapses in federal appropriations, such as …