Build Back Better Act

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{{Infobox U.S. legislation

| shorttitle = Build Back Better Act

| longtitle = To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

| acronym = BBB

| enacted by =

| leghisturl = https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376

| introducedin = House of Representatives

| introducedbill = {{USBill|117|H.R.|5376}}

| introducedby = John Yarmuth (D–KY)

| introduceddate = September 27, 2021

| committees = House Budget Committee

| passedbody1 = House

| passeddate1 = November 19, 2021

| passedvote1 = [https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll385.xml 220–213]

| announced in = 117

}}

The Build Back Better Act was a bill introduced in the 117th Congress to fulfill aspects of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Plan. It was spun off from the American Jobs Plan, alongside the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as a $3.5 trillion Democratic reconciliation package that included provisions related to climate change and social policy. Following negotiations, the price was lowered to approximately $2.2 trillion. The bill was passed 220–213 by the House of Representatives on November 19, 2021.

During negotiations, Senator Joe Manchin publicly pulled his support from the bill for not matching his envisioned cost of about $1.75 trillion due to provisions that lasted for less than ten years. After renegotiating the reduction of the Build Back Better Act's size, scope, and cost with Biden and Democratic congressional leaders, Manchin ultimately rejected the bill over the procedural tactics used.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/19/1065636709/joe-manchin-says-he-cannot-support-bidens-build-back-better-plan|title = Joe Manchin says he won't support President Biden's Build Back Better plan|website = NPR|date = December 19, 2021|last1 = Seipel|first1 = Arnie}} Continued negotiations between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer eventually resulted in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which incorporated some of the Build Back Better Act's climate change, healthcare, and tax reform proposals while excluding its social safety net proposals.{{Cite web|title=How Democrats plan to overhaul taxes, climate spending, and health care before the midterms|url=https://www.vox.com/23281547/build-back-better-joe-manchin-inflation-reduction-act|access-date=2022-08-24|website=Vox|date=July 27, 2022 |language=en-US}}

Background

Before the bill was spun off from the American Jobs Plan (AJP), on April 5, 2021, Senator Joe Manchin proposed raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 25%, instead of the 28% Biden originally called for.{{Cite news |last1=Wasson |first1=Erik |last2=Dennis |first2=Steven T. |date=April 5, 2021 |title=Manchin Balks at Biden's Corporate Tax Increase, Favors 25% Rate |website=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/manchin-balks-at-biden-s-corporate-tax-increase-favors-25-rate |access-date=July 13, 2021}} On May 25, Republican senators Pat Toomey and Roger Wicker indicated a lack of support within their caucus to change aspects of the 2017 tax act, and suggested repurposing unspent COVID-19 relief funds.{{Cite web |last1=Everett |first1=Burgess |last2=Levine |first2=Marianne |date=May 24, 2021 |title='Time to move on': Infrastructure talks near collapse |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/24/infrastructure-talks-near-collapse-490637 |url-status=live|access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524234502/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/24/infrastructure-talks-near-collapse-490637 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last=Pramuk |first=Jacob |date=May 25, 2021 |title=Republicans plan to send Biden nearly $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer this week |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/25/biden-infrastructure-plan-capito-senate-republicans-to-send-counteroffer.html|access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en}} On May 28, Biden released details of a $6 trillion budget proposal for the fiscal year of 2022, which would raise taxes on corporations and millionaires to pay for both the AJP and the American Families Plan (AFP) over 15 years.{{Cite web |last1=Pettypiece |first1=Shannon |last2=Sarlin |first2=Benjy |last3=Perlmutter-Gumbiner |first3=Elyse |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal calls for surge in domestic spending, higher taxes |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-s-6-trillion-budget-proposals-calls-surge-domestic-spending-n1268900 |url-status=live|access-date=May 29, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528173148/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-s-6-trillion-budget-proposals-calls-surge-domestic-spending-n1268900 |archive-date=May 28, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last=Iacurci |first=Greg |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Biden budget reiterates 43.4% top capital gains tax rate for millionaires |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/28/biden-budget-reiterates-top-capital-gains-tax-rate.html|access-date=May 29, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en}} On June 3, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced a tweaked AJP proposal that would not increase taxes on corporations, in exchange for closing loopholes and requiring them to pay at least 15%.{{Cite web |last=Garrison |first=Joey |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Biden offers to keep 2017 Trump tax cuts intact in infrastructure counteroffer to GOP |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/03/joe-biden-offers-keep-tax-cuts-intact-pay-infrastructure/7523881002/ |url-status=live|access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=USA Today |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603175313/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/03/joe-biden-offers-keep-tax-cuts-intact-pay-infrastructure/7523881002/ |archive-date=June 3, 2021 }} On June 5, finance ministers from Group of Seven announced that they would support a global 15% corporate tax minimum.{{Cite web |last=Suliman |first=Adela |date=June 5, 2021 |title=G-7 strikes landmark deal on taxing multinational tech giants |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/g7-finance-ministers-strike-landmark-deal-taxing-multinational-tech-giants-n1269728 |url-status=live|access-date=June 5, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605124008/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/g7-finance-ministers-strike-landmark-deal-taxing-multinational-tech-giants-n1269728 |archive-date=June 5, 2021 }}

On May 17, seven Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee signed a letter to the president asking him to prioritize enhanced unemployment insurance (UI) and direct payments (in the style of those included in response to {{Nowrap|COVID-19}} and the related recession) in the AFP. The letter cited Biden's promise to include the former adjusted to "economic conditions", but further that the latter also "served as [a lifeline] to families and workers that have had their lives upended by the pandemic".{{Cite web|date=May 17, 2021|title=Letter to President Biden Regarding Automatic Stabilizers|url=https://gomez.house.gov/uploadedfiles/letter_to_president_biden_regarding_automatic_stabilizers.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-23|website=U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521020950/https://gomez.house.gov/uploadedfiles/letter_to_president_biden_regarding_automatic_stabilizers.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2021 }} Previously, on March 31, 21 Senate Democrats sent Biden a letter in favor of further stimulus payments and UI, and in April, the Economic Security Project reported that two additional direct payments could keep 12 million Americans out of poverty.{{Cite web|last=Sheffey|first=Ayelet|date=April 22, 2021|title=Sending 4th and 5th stimulus checks could keep 12 million Americans out of poverty, report finds|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/more-stimulus-checks-help-fight-poverty-economic-security-project-2021-4|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Business Insider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422162934/https://www.businessinsider.com/more-stimulus-checks-help-fight-poverty-economic-security-project-2021-4 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 }}

On May 28, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough indicated that the current rules dictate that the reconciliation process should not be used more than once during a fiscal year.{{Cite web |last=Krawzak |first=Paul M. |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Democrats' reconciliation strategy dealt blow by Senate parliamentarian |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/06/02/democrats-reconciliation-strategy-dealt-blow-senate-parliamentarian/ |url-status=live|access-date=June 2, 2021 |website=Roll Call |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602172919/https://www.rollcall.com/2021/06/02/democrats-reconciliation-strategy-dealt-blow-senate-parliamentarian/ |archive-date=June 2, 2021 }} A majority in the Senate Budget Committee would be needed to change this.{{Cite web |last=Bolton |first=Alexander |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Parliamentarian: Democrats only get one more chance to sidestep GOP this year |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/556483-parliamentarian-democrats-only-get-one-more-chance-to-sidestep-gop-this-year |url-status=live|access-date=June 3, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602154704/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/556483-parliamentarian-democrats-only-get-one-more-chance-to-sidestep-gop-this-year |archive-date=June 2, 2021 }} On June 3, Senator Manchin advocated against using reconciliation, though other Democrats supported it.{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Jordain |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Manchin isn't ready to support Democrats passing infrastructure on their own |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/556805-manchin-isnt-ready-to-support-democrats-passing-infrastructure-on-their-own |url-status=live|access-date=June 4, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604003117/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/556805-manchin-isnt-ready-to-support-democrats-passing-infrastructure-on-their-own |archive-date=June 4, 2021 }} On June 16, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer met with the Democratic members of the Senate Budget Committee to discuss the option of passing a budget resolution using reconciliation.{{Cite web |last=Bolton |first=Alexander |date=June 15, 2021 |title=Schumer to trigger reconciliation process on Wednesday |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/558567-schumer-to-trigger-reconciliation-process-on-wednesday |url-status=live|access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615192452/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/558567-schumer-to-trigger-reconciliation-process-on-wednesday |archive-date=June 15, 2021 }} Democrats were reportedly considering such a bill around $6 trillion.{{Cite web |last=Carrasco |first=Maria |date=June 20, 2021 |title=Sanders won't back infrastructure deal with more gas taxes, electric vehicle fees |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/20/sanders-infrastructure-gas-taxes-electric-vehicle-fees-495284 |url-status=live|access-date=June 21, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620192106/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/20/sanders-infrastructure-gas-taxes-electric-vehicle-fees-495284 |archive-date=June 20, 2021 }} In late June, Manchin said he was open to adjusting the 2017 tax bill{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Jordain |date=June 24, 2021 |title=Manchin says Democratic-only infrastructure bill 'inevitable' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560110-manchin-says-democratic-only-infrastructure-bill-inevitable |url-status=live|access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624194022/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560110-manchin-says-democratic-only-infrastructure-bill-inevitable |archive-date=June 24, 2021 }} and stated his support for a $2 trillion reconciliation bill.{{Cite web |last=Zeballos-Roig |first=Joseph |date=June 27, 2021 |title=Joe Manchin indicated he would cut a Democratic-only infrastructure plan to $2 trillion so it doesn't grow the national debt |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-manchin-infrastructure-plan-congress-republicans-democrats-2021-6 |url-status=live|access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627153117/http://www.businessinsider.com/joe-manchin-infrastructure-plan-congress-republicans-democrats-2021-6 |archive-date=June 27, 2021 }}

On June 24, a bipartisan group met with the president and reached a $1.2 trillion bipartisan deal focusing on physical infrastructure (such as roads, bridges, railways, water, sewage, broadband, and electric vehicles). Biden stipulated that a separate "human infrastructure" bill (such as child care, home care, and climate change) must also pass, whether through bipartisanship or reconciliation,{{Cite web |last1=Garrison |first1=Joey |last2=King |first2=Ledyard |date=June 24, 2021 |title='We have a deal': Biden reaches $1.2 trillion infrastructure compromise with bipartisan group of senators |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/24/biden-senators-agree-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-deal/5333841001/ |url-status=live|access-date=June 24, 2021 |website=USA Today |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624170200/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/24/biden-senators-agree-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-deal/5333841001/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 }} but later walked back this position.{{Cite web |last=Newburger |first=Emma |date=June 27, 2021 |title=Republican senators say bipartisan infrastructure deal can move forward after Biden clarifies position |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/27/infrastructure-gop-senators-say-deal-can-go-forward-after-biden-walkback-.html|access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en}} White House officials stated on July 7 that legislative text was nearing completion.{{Cite web |last1=Barrón-López |first1=Laura |last2=Everett |first2=Burgess |date=July 7, 2021 |title=Democrats race to push bipartisan infrastructure bill through Senate |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/07/democrats-bipartisan-infrastrcture-bill-senate-498614 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en}} On July 14, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced an energy bill expected to be included in the bipartisan package.{{Cite web |last=Frazin |first=Rachel |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Senate committee advances bipartisan energy infrastructure bill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/563062-senate-committee-advances-bipartisan-energy-infrastructure-bill |url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714210146/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/563062-senate-committee-advances-bipartisan-energy-infrastructure-bill |archive-date=July 14, 2021 }} House Speaker Nancy Pelosi similarly stated that the House would not vote on the physical infrastructure bill until the larger bill passes in the Senate,{{Cite web |last=Marcos |first=Cristina |date=June 24, 2021 |title=Pelosi vows no vote on bipartisan deal without Senate action on reconciliation |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/560051-pelosi-vows-no-vote-on-bipartisan-deal-without-senate-action-on-reconciliation |url-status=live|access-date=June 24, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624160234/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/560051-pelosi-vows-no-vote-on-bipartisan-deal-without-senate-action-on-reconciliation |archive-date=June 24, 2021 }} but later walked back this position as well, as the physical infrastructure package passed the House on November 5 and was signed into law before the larger bill had received a vote.{{Cite web |last=Pettypiece |first=Shannon |date=November 15, 2021 |title=Biden signs infrastructure bill marking victory in hard-fought legislative battle |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-sign-infrastructure-bill-marking-victory-hard-fought-legislative-battle-n1283910 |url-status=live|access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115200818/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-sign-infrastructure-bill-marking-victory-hard-fought-legislative-battle-n1283910 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 }}

Provisions

= Original version =

The original version of the bill was estimated to cost $3.5 trillion. It may have increased the state and local tax deduction (SALT) deduction limit (which was set at $10,000 in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017).{{Cite news |last1=Davison |first1=Laura |last2=Wilhelm |first2=Colin |date=July 15, 2021 |title=SALT Relief May Win Inclusion in Senate Democrats Budget Package |website=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-15/salt-relief-may-win-inclusion-in-senate-democrats-budget-package |access-date=July 16, 2021}} It was also expected to include the Protecting the Right to Organize Act labor bill,{{Cite web |last=Halaschak |first=Zachary |date=July 14, 2021 |title=$3.5 trillion reconciliation bill to include PRO Act, undoing state right-to-work laws |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reconciliation-bill-include-pro-act-undoing-state-right-work-laws |url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2021 |website=Washington Examiner |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714213933/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reconciliation-bill-include-pro-act-undoing-state-right-work-laws |archive-date=July 14, 2021 }} set a clean electricity standard called the Clean Energy Performance Program,{{Cite web |last=Frazin |first=Rachel |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Democratic senator: Reconciliation package to include clean electricity standard |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/562983-senator-expects-clean-electricity-standard-to-be-part-of |url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714173204/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/562983-senator-expects-clean-electricity-standard-to-be-part-of |archive-date=July 14, 2021 }} and reform immigration{{Cite web |last=Beitsch |first=Rebecca |date=August 9, 2021 |title=Budget package includes plan for pathway to citizenship, green cards for millions |url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/566964-budget-reconciliation-package-includes-pathway-to-citizenship |url-status=live|access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809144054/https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/566964-budget-reconciliation-package-includes-pathway-to-citizenship |archive-date=August 9, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=September 14, 2021 |title=House panel advances immigration language for reconciliation bill |url=https://thehill.com/latino/572118-house-panel-advances-immigration-language-for-reconciliation-bill |url-status=live|access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914140857/https://thehill.com/latino/572118-house-panel-advances-immigration-language-for-reconciliation-bill |archive-date=September 14, 2021 }} to the extent allowed by reconciliation rules.{{Cite web |last1=Ferris |first1=Sarah |last2=Everett |first2=Burgess |last3=Barrón-López |first3=Laura |date=July 15, 2021 |title=Democrats launch immigration reform Hail Mary |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/15/immigration-backdoor-499778 |url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715205121/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/15/immigration-backdoor-499778 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 }}

On September 9, 2021, Analysis Group published a report commissioned by Evergreen Action and the Natural Resources Defense Council. It found that the plan's Clean Electricity Payment Program was expected to create 7.7 million American jobs over the next decade, generate $907 billion in economic growth, and provide state and local governments over $154 billion in tax revenue.{{Cite web |last=Budryk |first=Zack |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Reconciliation package's clean electricity program would create over 7M jobs: Analysis |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/571522-reconciliation-packages-clean-electricity-payment-program-would |url-status=live|access-date=September 11, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909172047/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/571522-reconciliation-packages-clean-electricity-payment-program-would |archive-date=September 9, 2021 }}

The House Natural Resources Committee's $25.6 billion portion of the bill included a repeal of a 2017 law requiring the government to lease land at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling, and would have banned offshore drilling in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico. A CCC jobs program would have been created. Money was to have been raised via an increase on royalties paid by fossil fuel companies to drill on federal lands and waters, as well as the establishment of a royalty payment for hard-rock mining.{{Cite web |last=Frazin |first=Rachel |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Reconciliation measure including repeal of Arctic refuge drilling advances |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/571677-reconciliation-measure-including-repeal-of-arctic-refuge-drilling |url-status=live|access-date=September 11, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910152641/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/571677-reconciliation-measure-including-repeal-of-arctic-refuge-drilling |archive-date=September 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last1=Frazin |first1=Rachel |last2=Folley |first2=Aris |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Polluters would help foot the bill for conservation under Democratic spending proposal |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/569590-polluters-would-help-foot-the-bill-for-conservation-under |url-status=live|access-date=September 11, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826195458/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/569590-polluters-would-help-foot-the-bill-for-conservation-under |archive-date=August 26, 2021 }}

The House Science Committee's $45.51 billion portion included over $4 billion for NASA (although not for human space exploration).{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=September 10, 2021 |title=House Science Committee advances budget reconciliation package |url=https://spacenews.com/house-science-committee-advances-budget-reconciliation-package/ |access-date=September 11, 2021 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}

Democrats of the House Transportation Committee proposed $10 billion for transit support, $10 billion for high-speed rail, $4 billion to lower carbon emissions and $4 billion to address the division of communities by highways. Additionally, the bill allotted $2.5 billion to deal with port congestion and $1 billion to reduce aviation-caused carbon emissions.{{Cite news |last=Duncan |first=Ian |date=September 10, 2021 |title=House Democrats propose using reconciliation to spend $20 billion on transit and rail |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/09/10/transportation-rail-transit-reconciliation-democrats/|access-date=September 11, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}

The bill was expected to generate $1.5 trillion in revenue from corporations and the wealthy.{{Cite web |last=Nichols |first=Hans |date=September 7, 2021 |title=Manchin privately warns he won't support more than $1.5T of Biden's $3.5T plan |url=https://www.axios.com/scoop-manchin-backs-as-little-as-1-trillion-of-bidens-35-trillion-plan-91d079e0-84a7-4f8f-94d4-212827a61339.html |url-status=live|access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=Axios |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908010921/https://www.axios.com/scoop-manchin-backs-as-little-as-1-trillion-of-bidens-35-trillion-plan-91d079e0-84a7-4f8f-94d4-212827a61339.html |archive-date=September 8, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last1=Kapur |first1=Sahil |last2=Tsirkin |first2=Julie |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Senate Democrats float tax options to pay for Biden budget |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-float-tax-options-pay-biden-s-multi-trillion-n1278470 |url-status=live|access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903174528/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-float-tax-options-pay-biden-s-multi-trillion-n1278470 |archive-date=September 3, 2021 }} In September, it was reported that House Democrats hoped to increase the corporate tax rate to 26.5% (between Biden's original 28% and Senator Manchin's suggested 25%) as part of the reconciliation bill; the next month, it was reported that the corporate tax rate was unlikely to be increased in the bill{{Cite news |last=Renshaw |first=Jarrett |date=October 21, 2021 |title=White House tells Democrats that corporate tax hike unlikely in current bill -source |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-tells-democrats-corporate-tax-hike-unlikely-congressional-source-2021-10-20/|access-date=October 21, 2021}} due to opposition from Senator Sinema.{{Cite web |last1=Everett |first1=Burgess |last2=Caygle |first2=Heather |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Sinema blows up Dems' plans to tax high earners, corporations |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/20/sinema-democrat-tax-plan-corporations-516364 |url-status=live|access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020195540/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/20/sinema-democrat-tax-plan-corporations-516364 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 }}

Progressive lawmakers pushed in early versions of the bill for funding numerous programs such as the child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and Affordable Care Act subsidies permanently or to 2025, hoping that funding would be renewed.{{Cite web|last1=Tami|first1=Luhby|last2=Lobosco|first2=Katie|date=November 19, 2021|title=What the Democrats' sweeping social spending plan might include|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/12/politics/house-reconciliation-package-explainer/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913024116/https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/12/politics/house-reconciliation-package-explainer/index.html |archive-date=September 13, 2021 }}{{Cite news|last1=Sanger-Katz|first1=Margot|last2=Parlapiano|first2=Alicia|date=2021-10-20|title=The Democrats Have a Lot of Cutting to Do|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/20/upshot/democrats-trim-reconciliation-bill.html|access-date=2021-12-13|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Nichols|first=Hans|date=October 7, 2021|title=Manchin demands progressives pick only 1 of 3 family policy priorities|url=https://www.axios.com/manchin-progressives-prioritize-family-programs-07836848-3d9d-4dd7-b138-f4ebbe499ba9.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=Axios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007005425/https://www.axios.com/manchin-progressives-prioritize-family-programs-07836848-3d9d-4dd7-b138-f4ebbe499ba9.html |archive-date=October 7, 2021 }}

= Revised version =

The revised version of the bill is estimated to cost approximately $2.2 trillion.{{Cite web |last1=Shabad |first1=Rebecca |last2=Welker |first2=Kristen |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Biden to unveil new proposal for sweeping spending deal, expects to win full Democratic support |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/biden-expects-win-full-democratic-support-new-proposal-sweeping-spending-n1282608 |url-status=live|access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028111128/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/biden-expects-win-full-democratic-support-new-proposal-sweeping-spending-n1282608 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 }}{{Cite news|last=Tankersley|first=Jim|date=2021-11-20|title=How Much Does Biden's Spending Bill Actually Cost?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/us/politics/biden-spending-bill-cost.html|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0362-4331}} The White House's legislative framework, the costs of which were disputed by nonpartisan estimates, includes:

$555 billion for clean energy and climate change provisions
$400 billion for childcare and preschools
$200 billion for child tax and earned income tax credits
$150 billion for home care
$150 billion for housing
$130 billion for Affordable Care Act credits
$90 billion for equity and other investments
$40 billion for higher education and workforce
$35 billion to expand Medicare to hearing services

Specifics of the bill include:

An increase in the SALT deduction limit from $10,000 (expiring in 2026) to $80,000 (expiring in 2030)
Universal preschool for all three and four-year-olds
Child-care cost cap of 7% of income for parents earning up to 250% of a state's median income (including faith-based child-care that complies with ideological requirements)
$35-per-month limit on the cost of insulin under Medicare & limit on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year
Hearing benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, including coverage for a new hearing aid every five years
One year of expanded child tax credits
A provision for 4 weeks of paid family and medical leave (included in a package drafted by the House Ways and Means Committee){{Cite web |last1=Finn |first1=Teaganne |last2=Vitali |first2=Ali |last3=Kapur |first3=Sahil |date=November 3, 2021 |title=House Democrats add paid family leave back to proposed $1.75T social safety net bill |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-democrats-add-paid-family-leave-back-proposed-1-75t-n1283105 |url-status=live|access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103153939/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-democrats-add-paid-family-leave-back-proposed-1-75t-n1283105 |archive-date=November 3, 2021 }}
Extended Affordable Care Act subsidies
More than one million new affordable housing units, and modernizing existing public housing
Expanded home care for elderly and disabled individuals through Medicaid
Creation of 1–2 million new apprenticeship slots
Electric car tax credit of $7,500, plus an extra $4,500 for American-made vehicles built with union labor
New tax credits for installing solar panels or weatherizing homes

The pending payment methods are:

$400 billion from IRS reform, including the enforcement of tax payments from taxpayers making over $400,000{{Cite web |last=Jagoda |first=Naomi |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Biden administration pushing to include IRS proposal in spending bill despite criticism |url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/578764-biden-administration-still-pushing-to-include-irs-proposal-in-spending-bill |url-status=live|access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027194928/https://thehill.com/policy/finance/578764-biden-administration-still-pushing-to-include-irs-proposal-in-spending-bill |archive-date=October 27, 2021 }}
$350 billion by imposing a 15% minimum tax on foreign corporate profits
$325 billion via a 15% corporate minimum tax (applying to corporations making over $1 billion for three consecutive years)
$250 billion by closing a Medicare tax loophole benefiting the wealthy
$230 billion from an adjusted gross income surcharge on the 0.02% most wealthy, applying a 5% rate for those who make $10 million, and an additional 3% surtax above $25 million
$170 billion by reducing business losses of the wealthy
$145 billion by repealing the 2017 tax act's rebate rule regarding prescription drugs
$125 billion via a 1% surcharge on corporate stock buybacks

Legislative history

= Budget framework negotiations =

On July 13, the Democrats of the Senate Budget Committee reached a reconciliation budget limit agreement of $3.5 trillion in spending over the next decade.{{Cite web |last1=Emma |first1=Caitlin |last2=Scholtes |first2=Jennifer |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Democrats unveil $3.5T go-it-alone plan to fulfill Biden's agenda |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/13/democrats-spending-plan-biden-agenda-499593 |url-status=live|access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714013012/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/13/democrats-spending-plan-biden-agenda-499593 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 }}{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Senate Democrats Announce $3.5 Trillion Budget Agreement |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015855922/senate-democrats-announce-3-5-trillion-budget-agreement |url-status=live|access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=NPR |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714035113/https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015855922/senate-democrats-announce-3-5-trillion-budget-agreement |archive-date=July 14, 2021 }} The next day, the Senate released a framework, which included most of the provisions of the AFP.{{Cite web |last=Wilkie |first=Christina |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget package funds family programs, clean energy and Medicare expansion |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/democrats-3point5-trillion-budget-package-funds-family-programs-clean-energy-medicare-expansion.html |url-status=live|access-date=November 1, 2021 |website=CNBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714213748/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/democrats-3point5-trillion-budget-package-funds-family-programs-clean-energy-medicare-expansion.html |archive-date=July 14, 2021 }} On August 1, Manchin restated his opinion that the bipartisan and reconciliation bills should remain separate, citing concerns about the latter including how it would be paid for and uncertainty regarding whether it would pass.{{Cite web |last=Tamborrino |first=Kelsey |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Manchin: No guarantee reconciliation package will pass |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/01/manchin-reconciliation-package-501975 |url-status=live|access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801164431/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/01/manchin-reconciliation-package-501975 |archive-date=August 1, 2021 }} Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded by claiming that enough House Democrats would vote to block the passage of the bipartisan bill to force the approval of the incomplete reconciliation bill, citing the possibility of "a lot of corporate lobbyist giveaways" being hidden in the former.{{Cite web |last=Oshin |first=Olafimihan |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Ocasio-Cortez: 'More than enough' votes to prevent infrastructure from passing without reconciliation bill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/565838-ocasio-cortez-more-than-enough-votes-to-prevent-infrastructure |url-status=live|access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801170401/https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/565838-ocasio-cortez-more-than-enough-votes-to-prevent-infrastructure |archive-date=August 1, 2021 }}

On August 10, the Senate voted along party lines to begin debating a $3.5 trillion budget resolution.{{Cite web |last1=Zaslav |first1=Ali |last2=Foran |first2=Clare |date=August 10, 2021 |title=Senate opens debate on Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget resolution and begins vote-a-rama |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/politics/democrats-budget-resolution-debate/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=CNN |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810184247/https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/politics/democrats-budget-resolution-debate/index.html |archive-date=August 10, 2021 }} Early the next morning, the resolution passed along party lines.{{Cite web |last=The AP |date=August 11, 2021 |title=The Senate Passes A $3.5 Trillion Budget Proposal. It's The Latest Win For Biden |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/11/1026635503/senate-passes-3-5t-budget |url-status=live|access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=NPR |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811084815/https://www.npr.org/2021/08/11/1026635503/senate-passes-3-5t-budget |archive-date=August 11, 2021 }} In August, a group of several moderate Democratic representatives urged Pelosi to hold a separate House vote on the bipartisan bill,{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jordan |date=August 7, 2021 |title=Moderate Democrats push for standalone infrastructure vote |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/566882-moderate-democrats-push-for-standalone-infrastructure-vote |url-status=live|access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808061853/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/566882-moderate-democrats-push-for-standalone-infrastructure-vote |archive-date=August 8, 2021 }} writing, "We will not consider voting for a budget resolution until the bipartisan [bill] passes the House and is signed into law."{{Cite web |last1=Raju |first1=Manu |last2=Diaz |first2=Daniella |date=August 13, 2021 |title=House Democratic moderates threaten Pelosi's strategy and demand immediate vote on infrastructure bill {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/politics/house-moderate-democrats-infrastructure-strategy/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=August 13, 2021|website=CNN|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813103754/https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/politics/house-moderate-democrats-infrastructure-strategy/index.html |archive-date=August 13, 2021 }} While reaffirming that the House would not take up the bipartisan bill before the reconciliation bill passes in the Senate,{{Cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Scott |last2=Lillis |first2=Mike |date=August 11, 2021 |title=Pelosi breaks bad news to moderates: No vote on infrastructure this month |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/567404-pelosi-breaks-bad-news-to-moderates-no-infrastructure-vote-this-month |url-status=live|access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811182221/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/567404-pelosi-breaks-bad-news-to-moderates-no-infrastructure-vote-this-month |archive-date=August 11, 2021 }} Pelosi announced that she had asked the House Rules Committee to consider the possibility of a rule to advance both packages, though this did not immediately satisfy the group of moderates.{{Cite web |last=Jagoda |first=Naomi |date=August 16, 2021 |title=Pelosi floats procedural move on infrastructure bill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/567989-pelosi-floats-procedural-move-on-infrastructure-bill |url-status=live|access-date=August 16, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816135358/https://thehill.com/policy/finance/567989-pelosi-floats-procedural-move-on-infrastructure-bill |archive-date=August 16, 2021 }}

On September 2, Manchin indicated that he only supported between $1–1.5 trillion of the reconciliation package, and called for a "strategic pause".{{Cite news |last=Manchin |first=Joe |date=September 2, 2021 |title=Opinion {{!}} Why I Won't Support Spending Another $3.5 Trillion|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/manchin-pelosi-biden-3-5-trillion-reconciliation-government-spending-debt-deficit-inflation-11630605657 |url-access=subscription|access-date=September 13, 2021|issn=0099-9660}} This prompted Biden to state, "I think we can work something out," and Schumer to say, "We're moving full speed ahead."{{Cite web |last=Everett |first=Burgess |date=September 8, 2021 |title=Schumer rejects Manchin's 'strategic pause' on $3.5T bill |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/schumer-manchin-megabill-510446 |url-status=live|access-date=September 9, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908160617/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/schumer-manchin-megabill-510446 |archive-date=September 8, 2021 }} On September 12, Manchin confirmed that he would not yet support the bill, stating, "We don't have the need to rush into this".{{Cite web |last=Oshin |first=Olafimihan |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Manchin says he can't support Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/571874-sen-manchin-said-he-wont-support-bidens-35-trillion-spending-plan |url-status=live|access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912134558/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/571874-sen-manchin-said-he-wont-support-bidens-35-trillion-spending-plan |archive-date=September 12, 2021 }} Biden subsequently held meetings with Senators Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to discuss their objections to the package.{{Cite web |last=Bolton |first=Alexander |date=September 15, 2021 |title=Biden to meet with Sinema, Manchin on Wednesday on $3.5T spending plan |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/572345-biden-to-meet-with-sinema-manchin-on-wednesday-on-35t-spending-plan |url-status=live|access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915134254/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/572345-biden-to-meet-with-sinema-manchin-on-wednesday-on-35t-spending-plan |archive-date=September 15, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last1=Raju |first1=Manu |last2=Fox |first2=Lauren |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Patience wanes as Democrats demand Sinema and Manchin reveal views on Biden agenda |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/28/politics/kyrsten-sinema-joe-manchin-negotiations/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929014309/https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/28/politics/kyrsten-sinema-joe-manchin-negotiations/index.html/ |archive-date=September 29, 2021 }} Both House Majority Whip James Clyburn and House Budget Committee chairman John Yarmuth suggested that the bill could be reduced from $3.5 trillion and still meet the president's goals.{{Cite web |last=Schnell |first=Mychael |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Clyburn: 'You may not need $3.5 trillion to do what the president wants done' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/571452-clyburn-you-may-not-need-35-trillion-to-do-what-the-president-wants-done |url-status=live|access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909132257/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/571452-clyburn-you-may-not-need-35-trillion-to-do-what-the-president-wants-done |archive-date=September 9, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last=Oshin |first=Olafimihan |date=September 19, 2021 |title=Yarmuth and Clyburn suggest $3.5T package may be slimmed |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/572939-yarmuth-and-clyburn-suggest-35t-package-may-be-slimmed |url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919220045/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/572939-yarmuth-and-clyburn-suggest-35t-package-may-be-slimmed |archive-date=September 19, 2021 }}

On September 23, Schumer announced that the White House and both houses of Congress had reached an agreement concerning a bill payment framework, which he described as a "menu of options".{{Cite web |last=Bolton |first=Alexander |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Schumer announces Senate-House deal on tax 'framework' for $3.5T package |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/573605-schumer-announces-senate-house-deal-on-tax-framework-for-35t-package |url-status=live|access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923154458/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/573605-schumer-announces-senate-house-deal-on-tax-framework-for-35t-package |archive-date=September 23, 2021 }} The House Budget Committee advanced the bill in a markup session on September 25; it was next expected be reviewed by the House Rules Committee.{{Cite web |last=Folley |first=Aris |date=September 25, 2021 |title=House panel advances $3.5T spending bill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/budget/573948-house-panel-advances-35t-spending-bill |url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925205458/https://thehill.com/policy/finance/budget/573948-house-panel-advances-35t-spending-bill |archive-date=September 25, 2021 }}

On September 30, Politico reported that Manchin and Schumer secretly signed an agreement proposed by the former in July to limit the total cost of the reconciliation bill to $1.5 trillion. In the text of the agreement, Manchin outlined his conditions for the bill and did not guarantee that he would vote for the final legislation if it exceeded his demands. A spokesperson for Schumer said that he had "merely acknowledged" Manchin's stance on the bill and would try to dissuade him from some of his demands.{{Cite web |last=Everett |first=Burgess |title=Manchin proposed $1.5T top-line number to Schumer this summer |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/30/manchin-proposed-15t-topline-number-to-schumer-this-summer-514803 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=POLITICO |date=September 30, 2021 |language=en}}

= House passage =

File:2021-11-19 Nancy Pelosi BBBA.webm in November 2021, summarizing the final House bill]]

A procedural vote on a House rule concerning the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, as well as the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, passed along party lines on August 24.{{Cite web |last=Pramuk |first=Jacob |date=August 24, 2021 |title=House Democrats clear path toward passing $3.5 trillion budget bill and infrastructure plan after breaking stalemate |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/24/house-passes-budget-resolution-advances-infrastructure-bill.html|access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en}} On September 7, the administration proposed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at the beginning of October.{{Cite web |last1=Macias |first1=Amanda |last2=Franck |first2=Thomas |date=September 7, 2021 |title=White House proposes stopgap bill with disaster aid as Congress hashes out trillions in spending |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/white-house-proposes-stopgap-spending-bill-with-disaster-aid.html |url-status=live|access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907180428/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/white-house-proposes-stopgap-spending-bill-with-disaster-aid.html |archive-date=September 7, 2021 }} An initial stopgap bill, which included a provision to raise the debt ceiling, was passed by the House along party lines on September 21,{{Cite web |last=Pramuk |first=Jacob |date=September 21, 2021 |title=House passes bill to avoid government shutdown, suspend debt limit — but it faces Senate roadblocks with deadlines near |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/21/government-shutdown-house-passes-funding-debt-ceiling-bill.html |url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922011318/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/21/government-shutdown-house-passes-funding-debt-ceiling-bill.html |archive-date=September 22, 2021 }} but was subsequently blocked along party lines in the Senate.{{Cite web |last1=Pecorin |first1=Allison |last2=Turner |first2=Trish |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Senate Republicans block debt limit measure, stopgap funding as government shutdown looms |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-grapples-debt-limit-stopgap-funding-days-government/story?id=80260697 |url-status=live|access-date=September 27, 2021 |website=ABC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927212509/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-grapples-debt-limit-stopgap-funding-days-government/story?id=80260697 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 }} On September 30, a stopgap bill was passed to keep the government open until December 3, prolonging infrastructure negotiations.{{Cite web |last1=Jansen |first1=Bart |last2=Behrmann |first2=Savannah |last3=Rouan |first3=Rick |date=September 30, 2021 |title=Live updates: Biden signs bill to avert government shutdown, as infrastructure remains uncertain |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/30/congress-government-funding-averting-shutdown-infrastructure/5927545001/ |url-status=live|access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=USA Today |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930130838/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/30/congress-government-funding-averting-shutdown-infrastructure/5927545001/ |archive-date=September 30, 2021 }} In early December, a bill was passed to continue funding the government at existing levels through mid-February.{{Cite web|last1=Quinn|first1=Melissa|last2=Watson|first2=Kathryn|last3=Turman|first3=Jack|date=2021-12-03|title=Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-funding-bill-biden-signs/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-03|website=CBS News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203190814/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-funding-bill-biden-signs/ |archive-date=December 3, 2021 }}

A prospective deadline for the House to advance both the reconciliation and bipartisan bill passed on October 1.{{Cite web |last1=Vella |first1=Lauren |last2=Castronuovo |first2=Celine |date=August 21, 2021 |title=Pelosi says House working to pass infrastructure bills by Oct 1 |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/568891-pelosi-says-house-working-to-pass-infrastructure-bills-by-oct-1 |url-status=live|access-date=August 21, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822030227/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/568891-pelosi-says-house-working-to-pass-infrastructure-bills-by-oct-1 |archive-date=August 22, 2021 }} On that date, Democratic leaders floated a $2.1 trillion compromise, but Manchin refused to budge above $1.5 trillion.{{Cite web |last1=Mattingly |first1=Phil |last2=Fox |first2=Lauren |date=October 1, 2021 |title=Capitol Hill set for another desperate push on Biden's agenda as leaders put a $2.1 trillion option on the table |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/01/politics/white-house-hill-state-of-play-october-1/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001124539/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/01/politics/white-house-hill-state-of-play-october-1/index.html |archive-date=October 1, 2021 }} The next day, Pelosi set a new deadline of October 31,{{Cite web |last=Aratani |first=Lauren |date=October 2, 2021 |title=Pelosi shifts infrastructure bill deadline to 31 October amid Biden frustration |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/02/pelosi-new-infrastructure-bill-deadline-31-october-biden-frustration |url-status=live|access-date=October 3, 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002193757/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/02/pelosi-new-infrastructure-bill-deadline-31-october-biden-frustration |archive-date=October 2, 2021 }} having cited Biden's November trip to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference as a hopeful incentive.{{Cite web |last=Tamborrino |first=Kelsey |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Pelosi: House faces Glasgow deadline for climate package |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/29/pelosi-house-glasgow-deadline-climate-514716 |url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930062851/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/29/pelosi-house-glasgow-deadline-climate-514716 |archive-date=September 30, 2021 }} On October 3, Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman Pramila Jayapal rejected Manchin's suggested spending limit,{{Cite web |last=Forgey |first=Quint |date=October 3, 2021 |title='That's not going to happen': Jayapal rejects Manchin's $1.5T price tag for Biden's spending plan |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/03/jayapal-rejects-manchin-biden-spending-plan-514973 |url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=Politico |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003152858/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/03/jayapal-rejects-manchin-biden-spending-plan-514973 |archive-date=October 3, 2021 }} as well as his insistence on including the Hyde Amendment in an expansion to Medicaid.{{Cite news |last=Baragona |first=Justin |date=October 3, 2021 |title=Pramila Jayapal: I Won't Vote For Spending Bill That Includes Anti-Abortion Hyde Amendment |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/pramila-jayapal-says-she-wont-vote-for-spending-bill-that-includes-anti-abortion-hyde-amendment|access-date=October 5, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Vakil |first=Caroline |date=September 30, 2021 |title=Manchin says reconciliation bill must include controversial Hyde Amendment |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/574621-manchin-says-reconciliation-bill-must-include-controversial-hyde-amendment |url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930134245/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/574621-manchin-says-reconciliation-bill-must-include-controversial-hyde-amendment |archive-date=September 30, 2021 }} Biden subsequently reaffirmed a target of about $2 trillion,{{Cite web |last1=Cordes |first1=Nancy |last2=Kim |first2=Ellis |last3=O'Keefe |first3=Ed |last4=Jiang |first4=Weijia |last5=Freiman |first5=Jordan |date=October 5, 2021 |title=Biden sets $1.9 - $2.2 trillion price range for social safety net bill in call with House progressives |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-reconciliation-bill-house-democrats-progressives/ |url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=CBS News |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005195251/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-reconciliation-bill-house-democrats-progressives/ |archive-date=October 5, 2021 }} which Manchin signaled being open to.{{Cite web |last=Bolton |first=Alexander |date=October 5, 2021 |title=Manchin opens door to deal in range of $1.9T to $2.2T |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575377-manchin-opens-door-to-deal-in-range-of-19t-to-22t |url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005173601/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575377-manchin-opens-door-to-deal-in-range-of-19t-to-22t |archive-date=October 5, 2021 }} Over the next few weeks, Democratic lawmakers reworked the bill to target the lower cost.{{Cite news |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |date=October 16, 2021 |title=With Biden Agenda in Limbo, Democrats Work to Sell an Unfinished Promise |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/us/politics/biden-democrats-susan-wild.html|access-date=October 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}} Pelosi stated on October 25 that over 90% of its contents had been agreed to.{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Jordain |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Democrats ready to put a wrap on dragged-out talks |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/578192-democrats-ready-to-put-a-wrap-on-dragged-out-talks |url-status=live|access-date=October 25, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025105444/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/578192-democrats-ready-to-put-a-wrap-on-dragged-out-talks |archive-date=October 25, 2021 }} On October 26, legislation for a 15% corporate minimum tax was unveiled;{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=David |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Senate Democrats unveil corporate tax for Biden agenda |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/details-emerge-corporate-minimum-tax-plan-us-senate-democrats-cnbc-2021-10-26/|access-date=October 27, 2021}} Sinema, a key moderate, stated her support.{{Cite web |last1=Wilkie |first1=Christina |last2=Franck |first2=Thomas |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Corporate minimum tax proposal unveiled by key Senate Democrats as Biden social bill comes together |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/corporate-minimum-tax-proposal-unveiled-by-key-senate-democrats.html |url-status=live|access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026204024/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/corporate-minimum-tax-proposal-unveiled-by-key-senate-democrats.html |archive-date=October 26, 2021 }} On October 28, the White House released a framework for the bill.{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2021 |title=President Biden Announces the Build Back Better Framework |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/10/28/president-biden-announces-the-build-back-better-framework/|access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=The White House |language=en-US}} Senate Democrats set a new deadline for around November 19,{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Jordain |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Manchin didn't sign off on framework, no 'rush' to get deal |url=https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/579592-manchin-didnt-sign-off-on-framework-no-rush-to-get-deal |url-status=live|access-date=November 2, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102153545/https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/579592-manchin-didnt-sign-off-on-framework-no-rush-to-get-deal |archive-date=November 2, 2021 }} when the session recessed for Thanksgiving.{{Cite web |title=United States Senate 117th Congress, 1st Session 2021 Tentative Schedule |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2021_calendar.pdf |url-status=live|access-date=November 19, 2021 |website=Senate.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527010521/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2021_calendar.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2021 }}

On November 1, Manchin stated that he may not support the bill due to it allegedly costing more than claimed in the framework.{{Cite web |last1=Foran |first1=Clare |last2=Raju |first2=Manu |last3=Zaslav |first3=Ali |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Manchin warns he may vote against Biden social safety net plan as he criticizes key aspects |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/joe-manchin-biden-agenda/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=November 1, 2021 |website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101171610/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/joe-manchin-biden-agenda/index.html |archive-date=November 1, 2021 }}{{Cite web |last1=Grayer |first1=Annie |last2=LeBlanc |first2=Paul |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Jayapal says House progressives ready to 'pass both bills' without commitment from Manchin and Sinema |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/pramila-jayapal-joe-manchin-biden-agenda-cnntv/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=November 2, 2021 |website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102100251/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/pramila-jayapal-joe-manchin-biden-agenda-cnntv/index.html |archive-date=November 2, 2021 }} Senate Budget Committee chairman Bernie Sanders argued that the bipartisan bill, which Manchin helped negotiate, ran up to a $250 billion deficit, while the reconciliation bill was fully paid for.{{Cite web |last=Carney |first=Jordain |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Sanders hits back at Manchin's spending concerns |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/579497-sanders-hits-back-at-manchins-spending-concerns |url-status=live|access-date=November 2, 2021 |website=The Hill |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101222042/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/579497-sanders-hits-back-at-manchins-spending-concerns |archive-date=November 1, 2021 }} On November 5, the House Rules Committee approved a rule, which if adopted, would kick off debate on the bill.{{Cite web |last1=Mattingly |first1=Phil |last2=Fox |first2=Lauren |date=November 5, 2021 |title=The moment has come for Biden and Pelosi to close the deal on his sweeping agenda |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/politics/nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-state-of-play-november-5/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2021 |website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105125709/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/politics/nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-state-of-play-november-5/index.html |archive-date=November 5, 2021 }} Several moderate Democrats requested a score from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) before lending their support.{{Cite news |last1=Kanno-Youngs |first1=Zolan |last2=Weisman |first2=Jonathan |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Live Updates: Biden Urges Action as House Democrats Aim to Vote on 2 Marquee Bills |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/11/05/us/biden-spending-infrastructure-bill#biden-asks-house-lawmakers-to-vote-yes-on-two-bills-making-up-his-agenda|access-date=November 5, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last1=Shabad |first1=Rebecca |last2=Caldwell |first2=Leigh Ann |last3=Kapur |first3=Sahil |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Democrats set Friday vote on infrastructure bill, further delay massive spending bill |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-eye-friday-vote-biden-s-spending-bills-still-wrangling-n1283353 |url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105170722/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-eye-friday-vote-biden-s-spending-bills-still-wrangling-n1283353 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 }} The score was released on November 18, finding that the bill would increase the budget deficit by $367 billion over ten years and that an estimated $127 billion would be offset by revenue generated through increased IRS tax enforcement (differing from the Treasury Department's estimate of $400 billion).{{Cite web |last=Pramuk |first=Jacob |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Biden's social and climate plan is set for a House vote after a CBO analysis said it would slightly boost the deficit |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/build-back-better-act-vote-cbo-releases-score-of-biden-plan.html |url-status=live|access-date=November 18, 2021 |website=CNBC |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118225749/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/18/build-back-better-act-vote-cbo-releases-score-of-biden-plan.html |archive-date=November 18, 2021 }}{{Cite web|date=2021-11-18|title=Summary of Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act {{!}} Congressional Budget Office|url=https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57627|access-date=2021-12-11|website=www.cbo.gov|language=en}} The same day, the House voted along party lines to advance the bill.{{Cite web |last1=Kapur |first1=Sahil |last2=Finn |first2=Teaganne |last3=Talbot |first3=Haley |date=November 18, 2021 |title=House Democrats delay vote on Build Back Better bill after GOP leader stalls with hourslong speech |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-could-vote-thursday-biden-s-build-back-better-legislation-n1284112 |url-status=live|access-date=November 19, 2021 |website=NBC News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118182225/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-could-vote-thursday-biden-s-build-back-better-legislation-n1284112 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 }} On November 19, the bill was passed 220–213 by the House; only one Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine, voted against it,{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/19/biden-build-back-better-bill-house-passes-social-safety-net-and-climate-plan.html |title=House passes $1.75 trillion Biden plan that funds universal pre-K, Medicare expansion and renewable energy credits |website=CNBC |date=November 19, 2021 |author=Christina Wilkie|access-date=November 19, 2021}} calling an increase in the SALT cap from $10,000 to $80,000 "a $275 billion tax giveaway to millionaires and the wealthy".{{Cite news|last=Cowan|first=Richard|date=2021-11-23|title=U.S. Congress panel corrects tax rates for wealthy under Biden's proposal|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congress-panel-corrects-tax-rates-wealthy-under-bidens-proposal-2021-11-23/|access-date=2021-12-02}}

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117th Congress

|Build Back Better Act

|[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376 H.R.5376]

|September 27, 2021

|John Yarmuth (D-KY)

|Passed in the House.

= Senate revisions =

== Initial negotiations ==

The Senate is expected to revise the bill before sending it back to the House for a final vote.{{Cite web |last1=Foran |first1=Clare |last2=Wilson |first2=Kristin |last3=Diaz |first3=Daniella |date=November 19, 2021 |title=House Democrats pass Biden's social safety net expansion but major obstacles await in the Senate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/politics/house-vote-build-back-better/index.html |url-status=live|access-date=November 19, 2021 |website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119133709/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/politics/house-vote-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=November 19, 2021 }} The Senate parliamentarian's review was expected to last through the week of December 7,{{Cite web|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=2021-12-01|title=Senate parliamentarian looms over White House spending bill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/583711-senate-parliamentarian-looms-over-white-house-spending-bill|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-01|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201115248/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/583711-senate-parliamentarian-looms-over-white-house-spending-bill |archive-date=December 1, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Miranda Ollstein|first1=Alice|last2=Adragna|first2=Anthony|date=2021-12-03|title=The Senate rules referee will meet with Dems on Monday to begin talking through health care provisions in the social spending package.|url=https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/12-3-2021/parliamentarian-new-phase/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-03|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203212413/https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/12-3-2021/parliamentarian-new-phase/ |archive-date=December 3, 2021 }} after which Schumer hopes to bring the bill to a vote—probably the week before Christmas after negotiations with Manchin and Sinema.{{Cite web|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=2021-11-30|title=Schumer eyeing Build Back Better vote as soon as week of Dec. 13|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/583643-schumer-eyeing-build-back-better-vote-as-soon-as-week-of-dec-13|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-02|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130220606/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/583643-schumer-eyeing-build-back-better-vote-as-soon-as-week-of-dec-13 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=2021-11-29|title=Schumer: 'Goal' is to pass Biden spending bill before Christmas|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/583436-schumer-goal-is-to-pass-biden-spending-bill-before-christmas|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129220656/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/583436-schumer-goal-is-to-pass-biden-spending-bill-before-christmas |archive-date=November 29, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Reilly|first1=Liam|last2=Cole|first2=Devan|date=November 21, 2021|title=Schumer says Democrats will negotiate with Manchin and Sinema on Build Back Better plan and wants bill done by Christmas|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/21/politics/chuck-schumer-build-back-better-manchin-sinema/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121194431/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/21/politics/chuck-schumer-build-back-better-manchin-sinema/index.html |archive-date=November 21, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=Daniella|last2=Cole|first2=Devan|date=December 12, 2021|title=Klobuchar says Senate Democrats will do 'everything to get' Build Back Better passed by Christmas|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/politics/amy-klobuchar-build-back-better-cnntv/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213085325/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/12/politics/amy-klobuchar-build-back-better-cnntv/index.html |archive-date=December 13, 2021 }} Manchin has voiced concerns about the bill including its potential effect on inflation and whether it can pass by Christmas;{{Cite web|last=Raju|first=Manu|date=December 2, 2021|title=Manchin tells senators he's skeptical Build Back Better can pass this year, as doubts grow it will get done by Christmas|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/politics/joe-manchin-biden-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-03|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203075542/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/politics/joe-manchin-biden-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 3, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Levine|first=Marianne|date=2021-12-07|title=Manchin issues warning about rising inflation, as clock ticks on social spending bill|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/07/manchin-warning-inflation-social-spending-523913|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208014821/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/07/manchin-warning-inflation-social-spending-523913 |archive-date=December 8, 2021 }} he has called for changes to some of the tax provisions and cutting measures including paid family leave (which costs over $200 billion), a methane fee on energy producer emissions, a Medicare expansion to include hearing costs,{{Cite web|last1=Collins|first1=Kaitlan|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kate|date=December 13, 2021|title=Biden and Manchin hold 'productive' call as President tries to secure senator's vote on 'Build Back Better' bill|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/biden-manchin-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213185648/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/biden-manchin-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 13, 2021 }} and the enhanced child tax credit.{{Cite web|last1=Clare|first1=Foran|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|last3=Mattingly|first3=Phil|date=2021-12-15|title=Talks between Manchin and Biden at standstill as Build Back Better likely stalled until next year|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/15/politics/manchin-child-tax-credit-biden-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-15|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215203451/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/15/politics/manchin-child-tax-credit-biden-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 15, 2021 }} Manchin has been negotiating with Tom Carper over methane fees and how it would interact with Environmental Protection Agency methane regulations.{{Cite web|last1=Fox|first1=Lauren|last2=Nilsen|first2=Ella|date=December 14, 2021|title=Democrats face mounting obstacles to finishing BBB|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/politics/build-back-better-problems/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-16|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215020943/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/politics/build-back-better-problems/index.html |archive-date=December 15, 2021 }} Senators Sanders, Jon Tester and Bob Menendez have met to consider options to revise the SALT cap.{{Cite web|last=Jagoda|first=Naomi|date=2021-11-30|title=Senators huddle on path forward for SALT deduction in spending bill|url=https://thehill.com/policy/finance/583689-senators-huddle-on-path-forward-for-salt-deduction-in-spending-bill|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-02|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201003842/https://thehill.com/policy/finance/583689-senators-huddle-on-path-forward-for-salt-deduction-in-spending-bill |archive-date=December 1, 2021 }}

On December 10, the CBO released a revised score at the request of senator Lindsey Graham and congressman Jason Smith to view the cost of the bill if certain provisions were extended for the full ten years, although they are not actually set to. The CBO reported that a 10-year extension of the bill would hypothetically increase the bill's gross cost to $4.9 trillion and increase the deficit by $3 trillion over a decade, assuming that the extensions would not be paid for.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=Budgetary Effects of Making Specified Policies in the Build Back Better Act Permanent {{!}} Congressional Budget Office|url=https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57673|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Congressional Budget Office|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210160710/https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57673 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Lerman|first=David|date=2021-12-10|title=CBO: Fully extended reconciliation bill could cost $3 trillion|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/10/cbo-fully-extended-reconciliation-bill-could-cost-3-trillion/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Roll Call|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210180610/https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/10/cbo-fully-extended-reconciliation-bill-could-cost-3-trillion/ |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }} Republicans rebuked the bill in light of the adjusted score, with Graham later stating that Manchin was "stunned" by it. Democrats quickly denounced the report.{{Cite web|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=2021-12-10|title=Graham hopes to sway Manchin against Biden plan with new CBO report|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/585325-graham-hopes-to-sway-manchin-against-biden-plan-with-new-cbo-report|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210190328/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/585325-graham-hopes-to-sway-manchin-against-biden-plan-with-new-cbo-report |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Fox|first1=Lauren|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|date=December 10, 2021|title=CBO issues score on how much Build Back Better would cost if programs were permanent|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/10/politics/build-back-better-cbo-score/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210184613/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/10/politics/build-back-better-cbo-score/index.html |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Zeballos-Roig|first=Joseph|date=2021-12-10|title=Democrats assail Republicans for using 'fake' math in their bid to sway Joe Manchin into derailing Biden's agenda|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-assail-republicans-fake-math-bid-to-sway-manchin-2021-12|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Business Insider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210223519/https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-assail-republicans-fake-math-bid-to-sway-manchin-2021-12 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }} National Economic Council Director Brian Deese clarified that the revised score is of a "hypothetical future bill" that Biden would not support, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a memo to senators rebutting it as well as a Department of Labor report on the consumer price index indicating that inflation had reached its highest point in 40 years, which the White House attributes to supply-chain issues caused by the pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Barrón-López|first=Laura|date=2021-12-10|title=Yellen to lawmakers: Ignore the GOP-pushed analysis of Biden's social spending bill|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/09/yellen-gop-social-spending-bill-524061|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210003115/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/09/yellen-gop-social-spending-bill-524061 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Nagle|first1=Molly|last2=Pecorin|first2=Allison|date=December 10, 2021|title=Social spending plan will help ease pain from record-breaking inflation: White House|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/social-spending-plan-ease-pain-record-breaking-inflation/story?id=81681691|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=ABC News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210225430/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/social-spending-plan-ease-pain-record-breaking-inflation/story?id=81681691 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }} Biden later said that he did not know if he could secure Manchin's support for the bill; the two held talks on December 13 with plans to continue negotiating.{{Cite web|last=Vazquez|first=Maegan|date=December 10, 2021|title=Biden not sure whether Manchin will back 'Build Back Better' bill ahead of call next week|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/10/politics/biden-manchin-vote/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211011122/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/10/politics/biden-manchin-vote/index.html |archive-date=December 11, 2021 }} Earlier on that day, Manchin called the modified CBO score "very sobering" and further objected to the bill's reliance on temporary programs amid high inflation as the major reasons he had not yet backed the bill.{{Cite web|last1=Foran|first1=Clare|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|date=December 13, 2021|title=Manchin signals major changes needed to win his support on Biden's safety net plan|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/joe-manchin-congress-social-safety-net-bill/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213203037/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/joe-manchin-congress-social-safety-net-bill/index.html |archive-date=December 13, 2021 }}

Manchin has repeatedly voiced numerous concerns with extending the child tax credit, which is expected to expire. Senate Democrats defended the enhanced child tax credit, arguing that it has greatly reduced child poverty. As of December 2021, the payments reduced child poverty by 30–40% and food insecurity among low-income families by 25%.{{Cite news|last=Torbati|first=Yeganeh|date=December 16, 2021|title=All eyes in Washington and West Virginia are on Manchin as child tax credit, spending bill hang in balance|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/16/manchin-child-tax-credit/|access-date=2021-12-22|issn=0190-8286}} He has demanded that the child tax credit be narrowly tailored with work requirements, which Biden did not agree to.{{Cite web|last=Schnell|first=Mychael|date=2021-10-17|title=Manchin lays down demands for child tax credit: report|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/577142-manchin-lays-down-demands-for-child-tax-credit-report|access-date=2021-12-21|website=The Hill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last1=Dean|first1=Jessica|last2=Zaslav|first2=Ali|last3=Luhby|first3=Tami|title=Expanding the child tax credit was a Democratic dream come true -- but it could be on the chopping block|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/29/politics/child-tax-credit-negotiations/index.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|date=September 29, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Luhby|first=Tami|date=October 21, 2021|title=Biden says he does not support adding a work requirement to the child tax credit|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/manchin-child-tax-credit-work-requirement/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021122040/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/manchin-child-tax-credit-work-requirement/index.html |archive-date=October 21, 2021 }} Manchin argued that Democrats are relying on multiple temporary programs such as the child tax credit that are intended to be extended yearly without funding, and called for the White House to be transparent on its funding in light of the revised CBO score and extend it for 10 years instead of one, which would cost $1.6 trillion. Such an extension would likely force out other priorities in the bill.{{Cite web|last=Raju|first=Manu|date=December 16, 2021|title='A 50-50 Senate sucks': Dejected Democrats fret over agenda failure amid grim 2022 outlook|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/senate-democrats-biden-agenda-2022/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216235643/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/senate-democrats-biden-agenda-2022/index.html |archive-date=December 16, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Nichols|first=Hans|date=December 14, 2021|title=Manchin seeks child tax credit 'we can afford'|url=https://www.axios.com/manchin-child-tax-credit-a743799b-333a-4028-8c04-1b4e54311f85.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Axios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214015213/https://www.axios.com/manchin-child-tax-credit-a743799b-333a-4028-8c04-1b4e54311f85.html |archive-date=December 14, 2021 }} When Manchin was confronted by reporters on news that he wanted to "zero ... out" the child tax credit from the package, he angrily denied wanting to cut it from the bill, calling them "bullshit".{{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2021-12-15|title=Manchin yells at reporter: 'You're bull----'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/585965-manchin-yells-at-reporter-youre-bull|access-date=2021-12-21|website=The Hill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Eleveld|first=Kerry|date=December 15, 2021|title=Manchin, angling to kill Democrats' child tax credit, literally calls reporter 'bullsh*t'|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/12/15/2069445/-Nothing-says-Happy-Holidays-like-Joe-Manchin-literally-calling-a-reporter-bullshit|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Daily Kos}}{{Cite web|last=Delaney|first=Arthur|date=2021-12-16|title=Final Child Tax Credit Payments Go Out Amid Doubt Over Program's Future|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-manchin-child-tax-credit_n_61ba3c4de4b0456499dcdff6|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=HuffPost|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215194933/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-manchin-child-tax-credit_n_61ba3c4de4b0456499dcdff6 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 }} Manchin also privately raised concerns that parents would use their child tax credit payments to buy drugs and abuse paid leave to go hunting during deer season, which shocked his colleagues. He denied he made those concerns and stated through a spokesperson he only objected to the cost.{{Cite web|first1=Rebecca|last1=Shabad|first2=Garrett|last2=Haake|first3=Frank|last3=Thorp V|first4=Julie|last4=Tsirkin|title=Manchin privately raised concerns that parents would use child tax credit checks on drugs|date=2021-12-20|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/manchin-privately-raised-concerns-parents-would-use-child-tax-credit-n1286321|access-date=2021-12-22|website=NBC News|language=en}}{{Cite web|author=|title=Sen. Joe Manchin suggests Child Tax Credit payments would be used to buy drugs|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-joe-manchin-suggests-child-tax-credit-payments/story?id=81865740|access-date=2021-12-22|website=ABC News|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Feinberg|first=Andrew|date=2021-12-20|title=Manchin thought parents would use child credit for drugs, report says|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/manchin-child-credit-drugs-bbb-b1979527.html|access-date=2021-12-22|website=The Independent|language=en}} The Census Bureau has published monthly survey data reporting that low-income families that receive the payments have reported using it mostly on necessities like food, utilities, clothing and education.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-20|first1=Tara|last1=Golshan|first2=Arthur|last2=Delaney|title=Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-manchin-build-back-better-child-tax-credit-drugs_n_61bf8f6be4b061afe394006d|access-date=2021-12-22|website=HuffPost|language=en}}

By mid-December, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee had stripped a ban on all future offshore drilling from the House bill.{{Cite web|last=Nilsen|first=Ella|date=December 16, 2021|title=Manchin moves to strike offshore drilling ban from Senate bill|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/joe-manchin-offshore-drilling/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-18|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217122708/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/joe-manchin-offshore-drilling/index.html |archive-date=December 17, 2021 }} Manchin, the committee's chairman, also sought to raise onshore drilling royalty rates for the federal oil and gas leasing program to only 16.7% (from 12.5%), instead of the House bill's 18.75%.

On December 16, Biden acknowledged that negotiations with Manchin and both parliamentary and procedural steps regarding reconciliation would delay the bill to 2022 but relayed his optimism that it would pass, as well as the competing priority of voting rights legislation.{{Cite web|last=Mattingly|first=Phil|date=2021-12-16|title=Biden officially acknowledges Build Back Better will miss deadline but says he's 'determined' to see bill on Senate floor 'as early as possible'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/biden-build-back-better-miss-deadline-senate/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217005011/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/biden-build-back-better-miss-deadline-senate/index.html |archive-date=December 17, 2021 }}{{Cite web|date=2021-12-16|title=Statement from President Biden on the Build Back Better Act|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/16/statement-from-the-president-on-the-build-back-better-act/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=The White House|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Everett|first1=Burgess|last2=Thompson|first2=Alex|last3=Lemire|first3=Jonathan|date=2021-12-15|title='Going very poorly': Biden can't nail Manchin down on Dems' bill|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/15/biden-manchin-megabill-524776|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215204029/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/15/biden-manchin-megabill-524776 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 }}

Following meetings with Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to make sure all of the provisions comply with the Byrd Rule necessary for passing a bill via reconciliation, Senate Democrats will need to make changes to a negotiated prescription drug pricing provision in the House bill which MacDonough found as violating the rule. MacDonough also ruled against three separate Democratic proposals to reform immigration.{{Cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=Daniella|last2=Alvarez|first2=Priscilla|date=December 16, 2021|title=Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats' third attempt to include immigration in economic bill|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/immigration-senate-democrats-parliamentarian-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217011239/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/politics/immigration-senate-democrats-parliamentarian-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 17, 2021 }} According to the CBO, the third effort would have granted temporary amnesty to about 6.5 million non-U.S. nationals, and many of them and others would have become lawful permanent residents.{{Cite web|last=Schemmel|first=Alec|date=2021-11-29|title=Build Back Better Act would grant amnesty to millions of people, CBO says|url=https://local12.com/news/nation-world/build-back-better-act-would-grant-amnesty-to-millions-of-people-cbo-says|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-01|website=The National Desk|language=en|via=WKRC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201130038/https://local12.com/news/nation-world/build-back-better-act-would-grant-amnesty-to-millions-of-people-cbo-says |archive-date=December 1, 2021 }} Some Senate Democrats affirmed that they would seek to include immigration measures regardless of the ruling, with Elizabeth Warren arguing that "The reconciliation bill has included immigration provisions multiple times in the past."{{Cite web|last1=Carney|first1=Jordain|last2=Bernal|first2=Rafael|date=2021-12-19|title=Democrats mull hardball tactics to leapfrog parliamentarian on immigration|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/586381-democrats-mull-hardball-tactics-to-leapfrog-parliamentarian-on-immigration|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219111325/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/586381-democrats-mull-hardball-tactics-to-leapfrog-parliamentarian-on-immigration |archive-date=December 19, 2021 }}

On December 14, Manchin quietly presented the White House with an alternate proposal of a scope closer to $1.75 trillion. Manchin's proposal included universal pre-K funded for 10 years, expanded ACA subsidies, and climate change mitigation efforts, but notably excluded an extension of the child tax credit for which he has repeatedly voiced fiscal concerns.{{Cite web|last=Mattingly|first=Phil|date=December 20, 2021|title=Manchin's offer to Biden included universal pre-kindergarten and Obamacare expansion, but no child tax credit|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/joe-manchin-offer-to-biden/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220215212/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/joe-manchin-offer-to-biden/index.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} It excluded funding for housing and racial equity initiatives, and included proposed tax hikes that Sinema had already opposed.{{Cite news|last=Stein|first=Jeff|date=January 8, 2022|title=Manchin's $1.8 trillion spending offer appears no longer to be on the table|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/01/08/manchin-white-house-talks/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-17|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108115529/https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/01/08/manchin-white-house-talks/ |archive-date=January 8, 2022 }}

== Manchin's standoff ==

On December 19, Manchin announced on both Fox News Sunday and his website that he would not support the bill, citing several factors including the bill's structure, high inflation, the national debt, the severe spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, and "geopolitical uncertainty as tensions rise with both Russia and China."{{Cite web|date=2021-12-19|title=Manchin Statement On Build Back Better Act|url=https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-build-back-better-act|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219172229/https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-statement-on-build-back-better-act |archive-date=December 19, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Fram|first1=Alan|last2=Yen|first2=Hope|date=2021-12-19|title=Manchin not backing Dems' $2T bill, potentially dooming it|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-joe-manchin-congress-e7a0ca4c25c686e91cb21e166c44821b|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=AP News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219145223/https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-joe-manchin-congress-e7a0ca4c25c686e91cb21e166c44821b |archive-date=December 19, 2021 }} He added that many programs, specifically naming the child tax credit, would be extended year after year for a decade, inflating the bill's true cost. The White House, surprised and angered at Manchin's sudden reversal after months of negotiations, unsuccessfully tried to contact him before his announcement.{{Cite web|last1=Liptak|first1=Kevin|last2=Mattingly|first2=Phil|last3=Collins|first3=Kaitlan|date=December 19, 2021|title=How months of talks between Biden and Manchin over Build Back Better broke down|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-manchin-joe-biden-build-back-better-talks-break-down/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220014002/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-manchin-joe-biden-build-back-better-talks-break-down/index.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last1=Liptak|first1=Kevin|last2=Zeleny|first2=Jeff|date=2021-12-21|title=Biden's relationship with Manchin hits a low point, even as they clear the air|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/joe-manchin-joe-biden-relationship/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221053859/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/joe-manchin-joe-biden-relationship/index.html |archive-date=December 21, 2021 }} White House Press Secretary Psaki announced a willingness to continue negotiating with Manchin, but said if he was done negotiating this would represent "a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position" and a "breach of his commitments" to the president and Democratic lawmakers.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-19|title=Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-4/|access-date=2021-12-19|website=The White House|language=en-US}} Biden called Manchin the night of the announcement and discussed reengaging in negotiations in 2022.

Among others, Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Madeleine Dean criticized Manchin for not negotiating in good faith, and both Pressley and Representative Tom Malinowski suggested that he was derailing Biden's agenda before the 2022 midterm elections.{{Cite web|last=Diaz|first=Daniella|date=December 19, 2021|title=Manchin says he won't vote for Build Back Better Act|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-manchin-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219143831/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/joe-manchin-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 19, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Raju|first=Manu|date=December 20, 2021|title=Democrats scramble to avoid electoral blowback after Manchin halts Biden agenda|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/moderate-democrats-manchin-2022/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221014443/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/moderate-democrats-manchin-2022/index.html |archive-date=December 21, 2021 }} Several senators called for a floor vote to force Manchin to publicly vote against the bill.{{Cite web|last=Finn|first=Teaganne|date=2021-12-19|title='Betrayed': House progressives erupt over Manchin Build Back Better opposition|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/betrayed-house-progressives-erupt-over-manchin-build-back-better-opposition-n1286287|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=NBC News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220011827/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/betrayed-house-progressives-erupt-over-manchin-build-back-better-opposition-n1286287 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} Some Democrats called for a piecemeal approach to the bill's contents to sway Manchin and party leaders back into negotiations. Republicans commended Manchin for rejecting the bill.{{Cite web|last=Khaled|first=Fatma|date=2021-12-19|title=Republicans applaud Joe Manchin for rejecting Biden's 'terrible' Build Back Better Act|url=https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-applaud-joe-manchin-rejecting-bidens-terrible-build-back-better-act-1660939|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Newsweek|language=en}}

On December 20, Manchin said that the bill lacked "accountability" measures to taper its benefits{{Cite web|last1=Cole|first1=Devan|last2=Wright|first2=David|date=December 20, 2021|title=Manchin says he still sees himself as a Democrat even after thwarting Build Back Better plan|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/joe-manchin-democratic-party-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220191520/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/joe-manchin-democratic-party-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} and criticized White House staff for their handling of negotiations; this including being singled out in a December 16 statement by Biden on the stalled negotiations, which Manchin opposed because he thought it would bring unwanted attention to him and his family.{{Cite web|last=Panetta|first=Grace|date=2021-12-20|title=Sen. Joe Manchin says he got to 'wit's end' over White House staff putting out 'absolutely inexcusable' leaks about his talks with Biden|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin-says-he-got-to-wits-end-over-inexcusable-white-house-leaks-2021-12|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Business Insider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220170938/https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin-says-he-got-to-wits-end-over-inexcusable-white-house-leaks-2021-12 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Lemire|first=Jonathan|date=2021-12-20|title=Biden and Manchin speak|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/20/biden-and-manchin-speak-525788|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220213913/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/20/biden-and-manchin-speak-525788 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} He also blamed Democrats and activists for ignoring his point of view since July, specifically that the bill should only cost $1.5 trillion, as they need all 50 Senate votes to pass the bill. Manchin said he would not soon support a less expensive reconciliation bill, saying he would prefer it go through Senate committees, which could take months; he also stated his preference for the standard legislative process, which would require the support of at least 10 Republicans.{{Cite web|last=Everett|first=Burgess|date=2021-12-20|title=Manchin to Dems: Redo the whole thing, maybe I'll vote for it|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/20/manchin-build-back-better-redo-525747|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220171220/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/20/manchin-build-back-better-redo-525747 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} Pelosi vowed that her caucus would not give up, expressing optimism that Manchin would come around.{{Cite web|last=Grayer|first=Annie|date=December 20, 2021|title=Pelosi says Democrats 'will not let this opportunity pass' despite Manchin's stance|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/pelosi-reaction-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220221034/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/pelosi-reaction-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} Schumer announced that the Senate would vote on the bill in January 2022 to make public each senator's position.{{Cite web|date=December 20, 2021|last=Reston|first=Maeve|title=Analysis: Biden suffers twin blows from Manchin and another Covid winter|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/politics/joe-biden-joe-manchin-build-back-better-covid/index.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN}}{{Cite web|title=United States Senate Schedule 2022|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2022_calendar.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=Senate.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216220911/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2022_calendar.pdf |archive-date=December 16, 2021 }} On December 21, Biden insisted that the bill would fight inflation and address medical costs, expressing optimism he could get Manchin to agree.{{Cite web|last1=LeBlanc|first1=Paul|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|date=December 21, 2021|title=Biden insists he and Manchin will 'get something done' after Build Back Better setback|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/biden-build-back-better-manchin/index.html|access-date=2021-12-22|website=CNN}}

One day before the Senate reconvened on January 3, 2022, Axios reported that Manchin was willing to resume negotiations if the enhanced child tax credit was struck or modified to significantly lower the income caps governing eligibility.{{Cite web|last=Nichols|first=Hans|date=2022-01-02|title=Manchin returns to Build Back Better negotiations with demands|url=https://www.axios.com/scoop-manchin-new-play-2cb59ff0-1577-44bf-81a4-a0d72b7e9be2.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Axios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102215423/https://www.axios.com/scoop-manchin-new-play-2cb59ff0-1577-44bf-81a4-a0d72b7e9be2.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 }} That day, Schumer said that voting legislation would take immediate precedence.{{Cite web|last=Bolton|first=Alexander|date=2022-01-04|title=Democrats hit pause on Biden's climate, social spending package|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/588084-democrats-hit-pause-on-bidens-climate-social-spending-package|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-04|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104111315/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/588084-democrats-hit-pause-on-bidens-climate-social-spending-package |archive-date=January 4, 2022 }} On January 4, Manchin affirmed that "There is no negotiation going on at this time."{{Cite web|last=Everett|first=Burgess|date=2022-01-04|title=Manchin on Biden's spending bill: 'No negotiation going on'|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/04/manchin-biden-spending-bill-negotiation-526486|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104181729/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/04/manchin-biden-spending-bill-negotiation-526486 |archive-date=January 4, 2022 }} Some Democrats called to separately pass the climate provisions of the bill after Manchin expressed support on a climate change and clean energy agreement, though he had strong objections to some energy measures he considered punitive to his home state.{{Cite web|last=Nilsen|first=Ella|date=January 5, 2022|title=Separate climate bill not being seriously considered in Senate, despite Manchin's support of the measures|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/politics/separate-climate-bill-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-06|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105204709/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/politics/separate-climate-bill-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=January 5, 2022 }}{{Cite web|last=Harwood|first=John|date=January 9, 2022|title=Analysis: Is there a version of Biden's economic plan Manchin can support?|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/politics/joe-manchin-biden-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-10|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109234802/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/politics/joe-manchin-biden-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=January 9, 2022 }}

Manchin had entered discussions with those seeking to gain his support, among them Counselor to the President Steve Ricchetti, Donald Trump's National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow, and Senator Mitt Romney; they declined to discuss their conversations to reporters.{{Cite web|agency=Reuters |first=|date=2022-01-08|title=Joe Manchin appears to have withdrawn offer to back $1.8tn bill on Biden agenda|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/joe-manchin-build-back-better-biden|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108173842/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/joe-manchin-build-back-better-biden |archive-date=January 8, 2022 }} In February 2021 Romney had offered an alternative proposal for the child tax credit, which earned criticism from his GOP colleagues as "welfare assistance".{{Cite news|last=Stein|first=Jeff|date=February 4, 2021|title=Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide at least $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden's effort|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/04/romney-child-benefit-stimulus/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-17|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204150508/https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/04/romney-child-benefit-stimulus/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 }}

On January 8, 2022, after a collapse in negotiations, Manchin pulled support for the alternative proposal he had presented to the White House in December 2021. He said he was no longer involved in White House discussions{{Cite news|date=2022-01-04|title=UPDATE 1-Democratic U.S. Senator Manchin: No talks on Build Back Better plan|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-congress-idUSL1N2TK1O9|access-date=2022-01-10}} and privately signaled that he was no longer interested in supporting any form of the legislation unless Democrats fundamentally change the bill on his terms.

Some Democratic strategists argued in favor of continuing to negotiate with Manchin to craft a new version of the bill.{{Cite web|last=Greve|first=Joan E.|date=2022-01-08|title=Democrats could still salvage Build Back Better – and perhaps their midterm prospects|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/build-back-better-democrats-midterms|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108102259/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/build-back-better-democrats-midterms |archive-date=January 8, 2022 }} On January 16, Senator Tim Kaine said that although the full package was effectively dead, he still believed that lawmakers would "find the core of the bill and pass it".{{Cite web|last=Reyes|first=Yacob|date=2022-01-16|title=Tim Kaine: Build Back Better is 'dead' but core provisions will pass|url=https://www.axios.com/tim-kaine-spending-package-6560dd77-b5bc-4d86-893e-dabfebc7e57a.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Axios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116183942/https://www.axios.com/tim-kaine-spending-package-6560dd77-b5bc-4d86-893e-dabfebc7e57a.html |archive-date=January 16, 2022 }} The White House subsequently touted its accomplishments and support for the bill in a statement and dismissed the dire status of negotiations.{{Cite web|last=Chalfant|first=Morgan|date=2022-01-18|title=White House dismisses report of new Build Back Better package|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/590140-white-house-dismisses-report-of-new-build-back-better-package|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-19|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118145836/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/590140-white-house-dismisses-report-of-new-build-back-better-package |archive-date=January 18, 2022 }}

On January 19, Biden acknowledged that it would be better to pass "big chunks" of the bill and try to negotiate other aspects later. He said he thought the provisions for clean energy and early education could pass, but expressed doubt about the child tax credit and college tuition aid.{{Cite web|last1=Vazquez|first1=Maegan|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kate|last3=Zeleny|first3=Jeff|date=January 19, 2022|title=Biden signals a change in approach as he heads toward second year of his presidency|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/biden-news-conference/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119195250/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/biden-news-conference/index.html |archive-date=January 19, 2022 }} On January 20, Pelosi acknowledged that she expected the bill to be scaled down and rebranded to continue negotiations. She asserted that the bill's provisions related to combatting climate change, expanding health care coverage, and lowering prescription drug costs should remain, but also expressed doubt on universal preschool and the child tax credit.{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Scott|date=2022-01-20|title=Pelosi: Build Back Better may need to be 'more limited,' renamed|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/590625-pelosi-build-back-better-may-need-to-be-more-limited-renamed|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120183617/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/590625-pelosi-build-back-better-may-need-to-be-more-limited-renamed |archive-date=January 20, 2022 }} Manchin reiterated that he had pulled support for his compromise bill and that future negotiations would start "from scratch". He maintained that any future bill would have to deal with the pandemic, inflation, the national debt, and prescription drug prices to earn his support.{{Cite web|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=2022-01-20|title=Manchin: Biden spending plan talks would start 'from scratch'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590654-manchin-says-talks-starting-from-scratch-on-biden-spending-plan|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120201858/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590654-manchin-says-talks-starting-from-scratch-on-biden-spending-plan |archive-date=January 20, 2022 }}{{Cite web|last=Zeballos-Roig|first=Joseph|date=2022-01-20|title=Joe Manchin says negotiations on Biden's big bill will be 'starting from scratch' as Democrats scramble to save their economic agenda|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-manchin-negotiations-bidens-big-economic-bill-starting-from-scratch-2022-1|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Business Insider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121043642/https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-manchin-negotiations-bidens-big-economic-bill-starting-from-scratch-2022-1 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 }}{{Cite web|last=Reimann|first=Nicholas|date=2022-01-20|title='Starting From Scratch': Manchin Says His Counteroffer On Spending Bill No Longer An Option|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/01/20/starting-from-scratch-manchin-says-his-counteroffer-on-spending-bill-no-longer-an-option/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120204249/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/01/20/starting-from-scratch-manchin-says-his-counteroffer-on-spending-bill-no-longer-an-option/ |archive-date=January 20, 2022 }} Later in the day, several House Democrats said they would only support a bill if it included an increase to the SALT cap.{{Cite web|last=Renshaw|first=Jarrett|date=2022-01-21|title='No SALT no deal': Democrats vow to block Build Back Better bill without tax break|url=https://news.yahoo.com/no-salt-no-deal-democrats-173605849.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-22|website=Yahoo! News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121180759/https://news.yahoo.com/no-salt-no-deal-democrats-173605849.html |archive-date=January 21, 2022 }}

On February 1, Manchin said that he was not in discussions over the bill, calling it "dead", and mentioned inflation, COVID-19 and the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian crisis as more important priorities. Sanders strongly criticized his comments.{{Cite web|author=Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett|title=Manchin says Build Back Better 'dead' as talks stall on Biden agenda|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/manchin-build-back-better-dead/index.html|access-date=2022-02-02|website=CNN|date=February 2022 }}

== Attempts to salvage and final result==

After failing to pass the Build Back Better Act earlier in the year, Democrats attempted to pass key provisions of the bill more in line with Manchin's demands. According to Kaine, who is close to Manchin, his party was aiming to pass pieces of the legislation during the spring, preferably by Memorial Day, or before the congressional recess in August 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/04/dems-party-line-spending-manchin-00022362|title = Dems plot spring sprint for party-line spending deal with Manchin|website = Politico| date=April 4, 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/news/3272389-on-the-money-dems-eye-build-back-better-revival/amp/|title = On the Money — Dems eye Build Back Better revival|date = April 18, 2022}}{{cite web |title=2022 CONGRESSIONAL CALENDAR |url=https://content.rollcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-CQRC-CongressionalCalendar1.27.22.pdf |website=Roll Call |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405220627/https://content.rollcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-CQRC-CongressionalCalendar1.27.22.pdf |archive-date=2023-04-05 |url-status=live}} Manchin's spokesperson Sam Runyon said that Manchin had expressed willingness to reengage in negotiations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/sources-manchin-ready-to-engage-on-reconciliation/|title = Manchin ready to engage on reconciliation|date = March 23, 2022}} Progressive Democrats signaled the possibility of a deal with Manchin, but some expressed concern.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/04/progressives-manchin-fossil-fuel-climate-00022351|title='Swallowing a toad': Progressives warm to Manchin's fossil fuel demands to clinch climate package|website=Politico|date=April 4, 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/progressives-worry-manchins-climate-talk-hot-air-b2d7d767-d3b0-449f-80c8-a46a34c203ef.html|title = Progressives worry Manchin's climate talk is hot air|date = April 2022}} Manchin said he would not write a partisan bill, believing the White House or Senate Majority Leader Schumer should write it for him to sign off on should it meet his requirements.{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna27724 | title=Manchin says he'd pass parts of Biden's agenda. But Democrats may have to write the bill for him | website=NBC News | date=May 8, 2022 }}

After missing the Memorial Day deadline, Senator Ron Wyden said that the new deadline was August 1, 2022, when Congress goes into recess.{{cite web | url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/dems-bullish-on-climate-deal-as-they-await-manchin-schumer/ | title=Dems bullish on climate deal as they await Manchin, Schumer | date=June 8, 2022 }} Manchin said that, besides what he will accept, he wanted efforts to combat inflation as an important priority in the bill.{{cite web | url=https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/06/09/democrats-optimistic-manchin-will-cooperate-on-climate-bill/ | title=Democrats optimistic Manchin will cooperate on climate bill | date=June 9, 2022 }} In July, Senate Democrats reached an agreement to end a tax loophole to extend the solvency of Medicare, lower prescription drug prices and raise at least $250 billion in revenue.{{Cite web |author=Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav |title=Senate Democrats reach agreement to close tax loophole in next step toward broader deal |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/politics/senate-agreement-tax-loophole-medicare/index.html |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=CNN|date=July 7, 2022 }} Manchin opposed sending direct payments to companies that generate clean energy for consumer use and capped energy spending at around $300 billion.{{Cite web |title=Back burner no more: Dems set Manchin talks on party-line bill to simmer |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/17/dems-manchin-schumer-00040321 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=POLITICO |date=June 17, 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Dems' climate and tax agenda to consume Congress in July |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/07/dems-climate-tax-agenda-july-00044482 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=POLITICO |date=July 7, 2022 |language=en}}

On July 27, Manchin and Schumer announced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the final result of these negotiations, surprising other congressional Democrats.{{Cite web |title=Manchin's latest shocker: A $700B deal |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/27/manchin-schumer-senate-deal-energy-taxes-00048325 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=POLITICO |date=July 27, 2022 |language=en}} The bill, which includes provisions on tax, health care, and climate and energy spending, was introduced in the Senate as an amendment to the Build Back Better Act. On August 7, the Senate passed the bill on a 50–50 vote with Vice President Harris breaking the tie.{{Cite news |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |date=2022-08-07 |title=Senate Passes Climate and Tax Bill, With All Republicans Opposed |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/07/us/politics/climate-tax-bill-passes-senate.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0362-4331}} On August 12, 2022, the House passed the bill on a 220–207 vote.{{Cite news |title=House passes Inflation Reduction Act, sending climate and health bill to Biden |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/08/12/inflation-reduction-act-house-vote/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |issn=0190-8286}} President Biden signed it into law on August 16.{{Cite web |author=Maegan Vazquez |title=Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/biden-inflation-reduction-act-signing/index.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=CNN|date=August 16, 2022 }}

Expected impact

= Economic =

Analysts from the Tax Foundation, Tax Policy Center, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Moody's Analytics all agreed that the bill will cause a modest short-term increase in inflation and have a marginal impact over the long run.{{Cite web|last1=Lobosco|first1=Katie|last2=Subramaniam|first2=Tara|date=December 15, 2021|title=What Biden's Build Back Better bill could mean for inflation|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/15/politics/build-back-better-bill-inflation/index.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN}} In early December, economist Alan Blinder wrote an opinion article for The Wall Street Journal in favor of passing the bill.{{Cite news|last=Blinder|first=Alan S.|date=2021-12-05|title=Opinion {{!}} Look at Build Back Better's Benefits, Not Its Price Tag|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-at-build-back-betters-benefits-not-price-tag-federal-budget-bbb-reconciliation-debt-cbo-11638718325|access-date=2021-12-08|issn=0099-9660}}

Goldman Sachs cut its economic forecast for the U.S. after Manchin rejected the bill, lowering its GDP growth forecasts in the first three quarters of 2022.{{Cite web|last=Egan|first=Matt|date=2021-12-19|title=Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/economy/goldman-sachs-joe-manchin-build-back-better/index.html|access-date=2021-12-20|website=CNN}}{{Cite web|last=Pound|first=Jesse|date=2021-12-20|title=Goldman cuts GDP forecast after Sen. Manchin says he won't support Biden's 'Build Back Better' plan|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/goldman-cuts-gdp-forecast-after-sen-manchin-says-he-wont-support-bidens-build-back-better-plan-.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=CNBC|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220114630/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/goldman-cuts-gdp-forecast-after-sen-manchin-says-he-wont-support-bidens-build-back-better-plan-.html |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }}{{Cite web|title=U.S. growth in jeopardy after Manchin says he won't vote for Build Back Better: Goldman Sachs|url=https://fortune.com/2021/12/20/us-gdp-growth-goldman-sachs-joe-biden-manchin-build-back-better/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Fortune|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220094321/https://fortune.com/2021/12/20/us-gdp-growth-goldman-sachs-joe-biden-manchin-build-back-better/ |archive-date=December 20, 2021 }} It further noted that upcoming inflation and the Omicron variant's spread would further discourage support for the bill as a priority. Moody's Analytics was also likely to downgrade its U.S. economic forecast in the days after Manchin's announcement.{{Cite web|last=Egan|first=Matt|date=2021-12-20|title=Mark Zandi of Moody's plans to dim his US economic forecast after Omicron concerns|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/economy/mark-zandi-omicron-us-economic-forecast/index.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=CNN}}

= Energy =

The bill's clean energy provisions, especially its $320 billion investment in clean energy and electric vehicle tax credits, are expected to fulfill Biden's goal of cutting emissions by 50% by 2030. Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Pramila Jayapal called for executive action on those provisions in light of Manchin expressing his opposition to the bill.{{Cite web|author=Nilsen|first=Ella|date=October 19, 2021|title=Biden's climate targets are possible without clean energy program, but will need tax credits and regulations|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/politics/biden-climate-goals-without-clean-energy-program/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-26|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019172631/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/politics/biden-climate-goals-without-clean-energy-program/index.html |archive-date=October 19, 2021 }}{{Cite web|author=Nilsen|first=Ella|date=December 21, 2021|title='We really don't have a plan': Biden's climate promises are sunk without Build Back Better, experts say|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/biden-climate-goals-build-back-better/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-26|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221153827/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/biden-climate-goals-build-back-better/index.html |archive-date=December 21, 2021 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Pramila Jayapal urges executive action to get Build Back Better over line |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pramila-jayapal-urges-biden-executive-action-build-back-better-bill-update-1673131 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

= Health =

The passage of the Build Back Better Act would help expand Medicare services for older adults with sensory impairments. The initial proposal of this bill aims to address gaps in Medicare such as dental, vision and hearing coverage–however both dental and vision benefits were removed following objections from Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.{{Cite web |title=Build Back Better bill: What made it in and what was stripped out of Biden's social safety net package |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-s-build-back-better-bill-what-made-it-what-n1282643 |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=NBC News |date=October 28, 2021 |language=en}} Currently, Medicare only covers limited hearing services such as cochlear implantation. The Build Back Better Act would add hearing services subject to Medicare Part B deductible and 20% coinsurance from 2023; these services include hearing aids for moderately severe to profound hearing loss and services offered by audiologists. In the United States, among older adults who can benefit from hearing aids, only 1 in 3 reported ever using them.{{Cite web |title=Quick Statistics About Hearing |url=https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=NIDCD |date=March 25, 2021 |language=en}} This is in-part attributable to the lack of treatment access and amount of out of pocket spending required, which is averaged at $914.{{Cite web |last1=Pollitz |first1=Karen |last2=Ranji |first2=Usha |last3=Long |first3=Michelle |last4=Freed |first4=Meredith |date=2021-11-23 |title=Potential Costs and Impact of Health Provisions in the Build Back Better Act |url=https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/potential-costs-and-impact-of-health-provisions-in-the-build-back-better-act/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=KFF |language=en-US}} As such, adding coverage for hearing services would help Medicare beneficiaries who otherwise would not be able to afford treatment, receive the care they need and improve health outcomes.{{Cite journal |last1=Reed |first1=Nicholas S. |last2=Assi |first2=Lama |last3=Horiuchi |first3=Wakako |last4=Hoover-Fong |first4=Julie E. |last5=Lin |first5=Frank R. |last6=Ferrante |first6=Lauren E. |last7=Inouye |first7=Sharon K. |last8=Miller III |first8=Edgar R. |last9=Boss |first9=Emily F. |last10=Oh |first10=Esther S. |last11=Willink |first11=Amber |date=2021-05-01 |title=Medicare Beneficiaries With Self-Reported Functional Hearing Difficulty Have Unmet Health Care Needs: Study examines the level of access to a usual source of care for Medicare beneficiaries who reported hearing loss. |journal=Health Affairs |language=en |volume=40 |issue=5 |pages=786–794 |doi=10.1377/hlthaff.2020.02371 |issn=0278-2715 |pmc=8323057 |pmid=33939509}}

Reactions

= Public opinion =

According to a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey in early-August, voters narrowly opposed the bill 51%–49%.{{Cite web|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=August 2, 2021|title=Poll shows broad support for bipartisan infrastructure bill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/565958-poll-shows-broad-support-for-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill|url-status=live|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=The Hill|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802185350/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/565958-poll-shows-broad-support-for-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill |archive-date=August 2, 2021 }} Shortly after the missed October 1 deadline to pass the reconciliation package, protestors separately confronted Senators Manchin and Sinema.{{Cite web|last=Bowden|first=John|date=October 3, 2021|title=Manchin leans over deck of yacht to say why he'll oppose healthcare expansion|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-manchin-healthcare-expansion-yacht-b1931509.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2021|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003194513/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-manchin-healthcare-expansion-yacht-b1931509.html |archive-date=October 3, 2021 }}{{Cite news|last=McDougall|first=A. J.|date=October 3, 2021|title=Sinema Slams 'Wholly Inappropriate' Protesters Who Confronted Her in Bathroom|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/senator-kyrsten-sinema-locks-herself-in-arizona-state-university-bathroom-to-avoid-young-immigrant-activists|access-date=October 5, 2021}} A CBS News poll from October 10 showed support for the bill at 54%, with 46% opposed.{{cite news|last1=Salvanto|first1=Anthony|last2=De Pinto|first2=Jennifer|last3=Khanna|first3=Kabir|last4=Backus|first4=Fred|date=October 10, 2021|title=What's in Democrats' Build Back Better plan? A lot of Americans don't know poll|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-build-back-better-americans-dont-know-opinion-poll|access-date=November 21, 2021}} A Data for Progress/Fighting Chance for Families poll found that support for making the child tax credit permanent (which the bill is only set to continue for a year) was about 50%.{{Cite web|last=Zeballos-Roig|first=Joseph|date=2021-12-12|title=Stimulus checks were wildly popular with Americans — but Biden's expanded child tax credit payments just aren't|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/stimulus-checks-popular-but-not-biden-monthly-child-tax-credit-2021-12|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-13|website=Business Insider|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212111623/http://www.businessinsider.com/stimulus-checks-popular-but-not-biden-monthly-child-tax-credit-2021-12 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 }} A Monmouth University poll from early December showed 61% support for the legislation.{{Cite web|title=Rising Prices Are Top Kitchen Table Worry|url=https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_us_120821/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Monmouth University Polling Institute|date=December 8, 2021 |language=en}} An online poll by Rasmussen Reports in the same month indicates most Americans do not support the bill.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-02|title=Recent Polls Show The Majority Of Voters Oppose Build Back Better|url=https://gsiexchange.com/recent-polls-show-the-majority-of-voters-oppose-build-back-better/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=GSI Exchange|language=en-US}} The Biden administration faces a decline in approval ratings as they try to cut portions of the bill to gain support of Senators Manchin and Sinema.{{Cite web|title=Poll: Biden bets big on Build Back Better — but the more Democrats cut, the less popular it gets|url=https://news.yahoo.com/poll-biden-bets-big-on-build-back-better-but-the-more-democrats-cut-the-less-popular-it-gets-100015265.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=news.yahoo.com|date=November 11, 2021 |language=en-US}}

= International =

In a letter sent to eight Senate leaders, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland and International Trade Minister Mary Ng detailed their concerns with the extra $4,500 EV tax credit for American-made (union-manufactured) vehicles and threatened that if it is passed, Canada would retaliate by launching a dispute settlement process under the USMCA along with tariffs targeting various American industries, including the auto sector and dairy.{{Cite news|last=Ljunggren|first=David|date=2021-12-10|title=Angry Canada threatens to impose tariffs on U.S. goods over EV tax credit plan|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-threatens-impose-tariffs-us-goods-over-ev-tax-credit-plan-2021-12-10/|access-date=2021-12-11}}{{Cite web|last=The Canadian Press|date=December 10, 2021|title=Canada threatens new tariffs on U.S. exports if it approves EV tax credit - National|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8441365/us-goods-taxes-ev-credit-tariffs/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Global News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210210127/https://globalnews.ca/news/8441365/us-goods-taxes-ev-credit-tariffs/ |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Lum|first=Zi-Ann|date=2021-12-10|title=Canada threatens U.S. with retaliatory tariffs in EV tax credit dispute|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/10/canada-threats-retaliatory-tariffs-electric-vehicles-524104|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Politico|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210221921/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/10/canada-threats-retaliatory-tariffs-electric-vehicles-524104 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 }}

Mexico also threatened retaliation if the extra $4,500 EV tax credit is passed.

An additional letter expressing concerns over the proposed EV tax credit structure, signed by 29 ambassadors, was sent to Speaker Pelosi, Senator Schumer, Senator McConnell, and Congressman McCarthy on October 29, 2021. The letter was signed by the ambassadors of the EU, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Ireland, Cyprus, Sweden, Malta, Spain, Netherlands, France, Austria, South Korea, Greece, Canada, Belgium, Finland, Slovenia, Mexico, Slovakia, Japan, Estonia, Italy, and Romania.{{Cite news |title=Ambassadors' letter to Congress on electric vehicle tax credits |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/ambassadors-letter-to-congress-on-electric-vehicle-tax-credits/a2d1c47b-9201-4bf5-8670-e4502503feff/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}

= Business =

In a Wall Street Journal conference, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose company would not be eligible for the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, argued that lawmakers should "can" the whole bill over concerns of the federal deficit and the EV tax credit, saying that his company "has made roughly two-thirds of all the electric cars in the United States" and that "we don't need the $7,500 tax credit."{{Cite web|last=Lambert|first=Fred|date=2021-12-07|title=Elon Musk calls for Senate not to pass the Build Back Better Act: 'Tesla doesn't need the $7,500'|url=https://electrek.co/2021/12/07/elon-musk-senate-not-pass-build-back-better-act-tesla-doesnt-need/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Electrek|language=en-US}}

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