WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republican and Democratic negotiators say they’ve reached an agreement on a 6-year highway and transit bill subject to approval by rank-and-file lawmakers.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, announced the deal Tuesday on the Senate floor. He said negotiators were able to find only enough funds to pay for transportation programs for the first 3 years of the bill.
The measure was negotiated primarily by McConnell and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Democratic leaders must first see a copy of the legislation and then discuss it with their members.
Both parties were scheduled to discuss the bill at separate luncheons. McConnell moved a vote on proceeding to the bill to later in the day.
Congress is facing a July 31 deadline to act.