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Good morning. Welcome to Axios today.

It's a Wednesday, July 27. I'm Nyla Boudou.

Here's what you need to know today.

Former felons in Florida face jail time for voting.

Plus, the Biden administration tries to address the threat of extreme heat.

But first, what's writing on the semiconductor bill?

That's today's one big thing.

The Senate voted yesterday to move forward on a roughly $280 billion package

to boost domestic production of semiconductors that are used in everything

from the auto industry to the military.

It's expected to pass the Senate this week, giving President Biden a much needed win.

Margaret Harding-Migill covers tech policy for Axios and joins us now with the details.

Hi, Margaret. Hi, how are you?

Margaret, during the pandemic, there was a shortage of these industrial chips.

I remember you coming on to talk about how much this impacted major supply chains.

Can you remind us why these chips are such a crucial part of our economy?

Well, it turns out people really want things like smart dishwashers, cars with computers in them.

Basically, any appliance, electronic, everything runs on chips.

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