A visual breakdown of the proposed cost components of the 2021-2022 Democrat budget reconciliation package

1. Build Back Better – Budget Reconciliation Plan
• $3.5 billion in spending over 10 years beyond the
separate proposed $1.2 billion bipartisan
infrastructure bill
• Can be approved along party lines with 50 votes by
Senate Democrats
• Current consensus is the total package will need to be
reduced below $2 billion to gain support from
Democratic moderates in the Senate
Here’s how the current $3.5 billion breaks down by
initiative area…

2. Finance
Health, Education, Labor
Banking
Energy
Agriculture
Judiciary
Commerce, Science, Technology
Environment, Public Works
Homeland Security
Small Business
Indian Affairs
Veterans Affairs

3. Finance Committee investments:
• $1.8 billion
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Obamacare (ACA) extension
• Dental, vision, hearing coverage under Medicare
• Graduate medical education
• Child Tax Credit extension
• Clean energy and transportation incentives
• Housing incentives
• State and Local Tax (SALT) relief

4. Health, Education, Labor investments:
• $726 billion
• Universal pre-K
• Childcare for working families
• Tuition-free community college
• Investments in HBCUs, MSI/HSIs, TCUs, ANNHIs
• Increase in maximum Pell grant awards
• School infrastructure
• Pandemic preparedness
• Workforce training

5. Banking investments:
• $332 billion
• Affordable housing
• Community Land Trusts
• Transit improvements
• Public housing

6. Energy investments:
• $198 billion
• Clean electricity
• Consumer rebates to weatherize and electrify homes
• Financing for domestic clean energy and auto supply
chain tech
• Climate research

7. Agriculture investments:
• $135 billion
• Conservation, drought, forestry investments to reduce
carbon and prevent wildfires
• Rural development and clean energy investments
• Agricultural climate research and infrastructure

8. Judiciary investments:
• $107 billion
• Permanent status of immigrants
• Smart border security
• Community violence intervention

9. Commerce, Science and Technology investments:
• $83 billion
• Transportation technology
• Research, manufacturing, and economic development
• Coastal resilience

10. Environment and Public Works investments:
• $67 billion
• Clean Energy Tech Accelerator initiative
• Clean water affordability and access
• Green buildings and clean vehicles

11. Homeland Security investments:
• $37 billion
• Electrifying federal fleet and buildings
• Cybersecurity
• Border management

12. Small Business investments:
• $25 billion
• Small business access to credit, investment, markets

13. Indian Affairs investments:
• $20 billion
• Native American health, education, housing, energy
and other investments

14. Veterans Affairs investments:
• $18 billion
• Upgrades to VA facilities