Reconciliation Process
The INVEST Act and the Senate’s bipartisan deal will lay the groundwork for a future reconciliation bill. Reconciliation is a process that allows legislation to pass without it being subject to the filibuster rule. In the past, Congress has been able to do one reconciliation bill per year. Now, rules have been reinterpreted to allow three reconciliation bills this year.
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Progressives Block Infrastructure Vote in Latest Display of Power

10/29/21
from The Wall Street Journal,
10/28/21:

Liberal lawmakers want guarantee from Democratic leaders on $1.85 trillion social-spending package before backing public-works bill.

Biden’s $1.85 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Framework: What’s In and What’s Out?

The White House released a $1.85 trillion framework designed to show progress in months of social spending and climate talks that fell short of persuading progressives to quickly approve a parallel, roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Party leaders initially signaled they wanted to hold a vote on the infrastructure bill later Thursday, but abandoned that plan in the evening in the face of progressive opposition, instead approving a short-term patch for transportation programs that were expiring at the end of the month.

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