Rebuild America Act

create jobs and support businesses while improving our Nation’s global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure;

invest resources in transportation corridors of national and regional significance that promote commerce and reduce congestion;

update and enhance our national network of rail, dams, and ports of the United States;

develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure, such as an infrastructure bank, to leverage Federal funds with private sector partners;

invest in critical infrastructure, such as a smarter national energy grid, to reduce energy waste and bolster investment in clean energy jobs and industries;

invest in clean energy technologies that help free the United States from its dependence on oil, especially foreign oil;

eliminate wasteful tax subsidies that promote pollution and fail to reduce our reliance on foreign oil;

spur innovation by facilitating the development of new cutting-edge broadband internet technology and improving internet access for all Americans;

modernize, renovate, and repair elementary and secondary school buildings in public school districts and community colleges across the United States in order to support improved educational outcomes in those schools;

invest in the Nation’s crumbling water infrastructure to protect public health and reduce pollution;

upgrade and repair the Nation’s system of flood protection infrastructure, such as levees, to protect public safety; and

invest in the infrastructure of the United States to address vulnerabilities to natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather.