House to aim to vote on infrastructure and reconciliation bills next week, Hoyer says – as it happened

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The House will aim" to vote next week on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation package, majority leader Steny Hoyer said in his latest guidance to members.

The House will consider several bills under suspension of the Rules. The complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of business today," Hoyer said of next week's schedule.