House to Vote on Three-Month U.S. Highway Measure, Lawmakers Say
Lawmakers then plan to leave for a summer break without considering a longer-term measure now before the Senate, several Republicans say.
Cars sit in rush hour traffic on the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda pass in this aerial photograph taken over Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, July 10, 2015.
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The U.S. House plans to vote on a three-month highway funding bill Wednesday and leave for a summer break without considering a longer-term measure now before the Senate, Speaker John Boehner said.
Current highway funding authority lapses after July 31. The House and Senate, controlled by Republicans, so far can’t agree on how to keep the money flowing. The Senate has been debating a highway policy bill that includes three years of funding.