Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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TheInflation Reduction Act of 2022 was a federalbudget reconciliation bill signed into law by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, addressing climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement.[1] To read a summary of the bill prepared by the Congressional Research Service, clickhere.

TheUnited States Senate voted 51-50 to pass the bill on August 7, 2022, and theUnited States House of Representatives voted 220-207 to pass the bill on August 12.[2] Senate Majority LeaderChuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released legislative text for the bill on July 27.[3]

Features of the bill included:[4][5]

  • A $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change
  • An extension ofAffordable Care Act subsidies
  • Allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices
  • A 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement
  • An estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031[6][7]

The bill was passed through thebudget reconciliation process, which provides a procedural path around the supermajority requirement in the Senate. It was created by theCongressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to facilitate a quicker process for reviewing and passing certain bills related to spending, revenues, and debt. This process is not subject to the filibuster and only requires a simple majority vote.[8] At the time of the Inflation Reduction Act's passage, the117th Congress had passed one other reconciliation bill (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) and proposed one other reconciliation bill (Build Back Better Act).

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Details of the bill

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Summary of the bill

The following bill summary was prepared by theCongressional Research Service:[2]

TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Subtitle A--Deficit Reduction

Part 1--Corporate Tax Reform

This bill imposes an alternative minimum tax of 15% of the average annual adjusted financial statement income of domestic corporations (excluding Subchapter S corporations, regulated investment companies, and real estate investment trusts) that exceeds $1 billion over a specified 3-year period. The tax is effective in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.

Part 2--Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock

The bill imposes a 1% excise tax on the fair market value of stock repurchased by a domestic corporation after 2022, with certain exceptions.

Part 3--Funding the Internal Revenue Service and Improving Taxpayer Compliance

The bill provides additional funding for the Internal Revenue Service for taxpayer services and enforcement, including for operations support, business systems modernization, and the development of a free direct e-file tax return system. It also provides additional funding for the Department of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Office of Tax Policy, the Tax Court, and Treasury departmental offices.

Subtitle B--Prescription Drug Pricing Reform

Part 1--Lowering Prices Through Drug Price Negotiation

The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs under Medicare beginning in 2026.

Specifically, the CMS must negotiate maximum prices for brand-name drugs that do not have other generic equivalents and that account for the greatest Medicare spending. The CMS must negotiate the prices of 10 drugs in 2026, 15 drugs in 2027 and 2028, and 20 drugs in 2029 and each year thereafter. Drug manufacturers that fail to comply with negotiation requirements are subject to civil penalties and excise taxes.

The bill provides funds for FY2022 for the CMS to implement this program.

Part 2--Prescription Drug Inflation Rebates

In addition, the bill requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the CMS for brand-name drugs without generic equivalents under Medicare that cost $100 or more per year per individual and for which prices increase faster than inflation. Manufacturers that fail to comply are subject to civil penalties.

The bill provides funds through FY2031 for the CMS to implement the rebate programs.

Part 3--Part D Improvements and Maximum Out-of-Pocket Cap for Medicare Beneficiaries

The bill eliminates beneficiary cost-sharing above the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold under the Medicare prescription drug benefit beginning in 2024 and caps annual out-of-pocket spending at $2,000 in 2025 (with annual adjustments thereafter). It also establishes a program under which drug manufacturers provide discounts to beneficiaries who have incurred costs above the annual deductible beginning in 2025.

The bill provides funds through FY2031 for the CMS to implement these changes and requirements.

The bill also establishes a process through which certain beneficiaries may have their monthly out-of-pocket costs capped and paid in monthly installments beginning in 2025; it provides funds for FY2023 for the CMS to implement this process.

Part 4--Continued Delay of Implementation of Prescription Drug Rebate Rule

The bill further delays until 2032 implementation of a Department of Health and Human Services rule relating to the treatment of certain Medicare prescription drug benefit rebates from drug manufacturers for purposes of federal anti-kickback laws.

Part 5--Miscellaneous

The bill establishes a series of additional programs and requirements relating to coverage under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and other programs.

For example, the bill eliminates cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for adult vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. It also requires coverage, without cost-sharing, of such vaccines under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

In addition, the bill caps cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for a month's supply of covered insulin products at (1) for 2023 through 2025, $35; and (2) beginning in 2026, $35, 25% of the government's negotiated price, or 25% of the plan's negotiated price, whichever is less. The bill provides funds for FY2022 for the CMS to implement these provisions.

Subtitle C--Affordable Care Act Subsidies

The bill extends through 2025 certain adjustments and expansions of the premium tax credit, including to allow taxpayers with income above 400% of the federal poverty line to qualify for the credit.

Subtitle D--Energy Security

The bill modifies and extends through 2024 tax credits (1) for producing electricity from renewable resources, specifically for wind, biomass, geothermal and solar, landfill gas, trash, qualified hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic resources; (2) for investment in certain energy properties (e.g., solar, fuel cells, waste energy recovery, combined heat and power, small wind property, and microturbine property); and (3) for alternative fuels and fuel mixtures, and biodiesel and renewable diesel.

The bill creates new tax credits for (1) qualifying zero-emission nuclear power produced and sold after 2023, (2) the sale or mixture of sustainable aviation fuel beginning in 2023, (3) the production of clean hydrogen, (4) the production of clean electricity and for investment in zero-emissions electricity generation facilities or energy storage technology, (5) domestic clean fuel production beginning in 2025, and (6) the domestic production and sale of qualifying solar and wind components.

The bill modifies and extends through 2032 (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property and increases its rate to 30%, with certain limitations; (2) the new energy efficient home credit; and (3) the tax credit for alternate fuel refueling property expenditures.

The bill modifies requirements for the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.

The bill creates a new credit for commercial clean vehicles and modifies the refundable tax credit for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles and previously-owned electric vehicles.

The bill permanently reinstates the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate for certain excise taxes, including the excise tax on domestic crude oil and imported petroleum products at the rate of 16.4 cents per barrel in 2023, adjusted annually for inflation.

The bill makes permanent the increased rate of the coal excise tax for funding the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.

The bill increases the amount of the research tax credit that may be applied against the payroll tax liabilities of certain small businesses.

The bill reinstates the current suspension until 2025 of the tax deduction for state and local taxes and extends the limitation on excess business losses of noncorporate taxpayers.

TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY

Subtitle A--General Provisions

The bill provides funding to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a variety of programs related to conservation and renewable energy.

Subtitle B--Conservation

Specifically, the bill provides funding to USDA for voluntary conservation programs, such as the environmental quality incentives program, the conservation stewardship program, the agricultural conservation easement program, and the regional conservation partnership program.

It also provides funding to USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service for (1) conservation technical assistance; and (2) a program to quantify carbon sequestration and carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions.

Subtitle C--Rural Development and Agricultural Credit

In addition, the bill provides funding to USDA for several programs, such as the Rural Energy for America Program, that support the generation, storage, and use of renewable energy in rural communities.

Subtitle D--Forestry

The bill also provides funding to USDA for the National Forest System, including funding for forest restoration, wildfire prevention, and related activities. Further, the bill provides funding to USDA for programs that award grants to owners of state or private forests for climate mitigation, forest resilience, or related activities.

TITLE III--COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS

The bill provides additional funding for the President to carry out activities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. That act confers on the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense.

In addition, the bill provides funding to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for loans and grants to fund projects that address affordable housing and climate change issues, such as projects designed to increase the energy or water efficiency of affordable housing.

TITLE IV--COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

The bill provides funding for coastal communities, coastal and marine habitats, weather forecasting, and aviation technology.

For example, the bill provides funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including funding for

  • coastal communities so they can prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions,
  • NOAA facilities (e.g., fisheries laboratories and national marine sanctuaries facilities),
  • weather research and forecasting innovations, and
  • acquiring a hurricane hunter aircraft.

In addition, the bill provides funding to the Department of Transportation for a program that awards grants for projects that (1) produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel; or (2) develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies.

TITLE V--COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Subtitle A--Energy

Part 1--General Provisions

The bill provides funding to the Department of Energy (DOE) for a variety of programs concerning energy rebates, energy efficiency in buildings, electric transmissions, advanced industrial facilities, and other energy matters.

Part 2--Residential Efficiency and Electrification Rebates

For example, the bill provides funding to DOE for a HOMES rebate program that awards grants to state energy offices. Under the program, states must provide rebates to homeowners and aggregators for certain whole-house energy saving retrofits made for low- and moderate-income households.

In addition, funding is provided to DOE for a high-efficiency electric home rebate program that awards grants to state energy offices and Indian tribes. Under the program, rebates must be given for qualified electrification projects in low- or moderate-income households.

Part 3--Building Efficiency and Resilience

The bill also provides funding to DOE for grants to states and local governments to adopt and implement building codes for (1) residential buildings that meet or exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, or (2) commercial buildings that meet or exceed the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1--2019.

Part 4--DOE Loan and Grant Programs

The bill provides funding for specified DOE loan programs, including

  • certain loans issued under the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
  • loans for facilities that manufacture advanced vehicles that emit either a low amount of or no amount of greenhouse gas emissions; and
  • loans for the domestic production of efficient hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, plug-in electric drive, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

The bill also provides funding to support financing of energy infrastructure projects, including projects to replace nonoperational energy infrastructure or reduce the emissions of energy infrastructure.

Part 5--Electric Transmission

The bill provides funding to DOE for a program that provides loans for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities that are located within a national interest electric transmission corridor. Further, DOE is authorized to make grants to facilitate the siting of interstate electricity transmission lines.

In addition, the bill provides funding to DOE for interregional and offshore wind electricity transmission planning, modeling, and analysis.

Part 6--Industrial

The bill also provides funding for DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to carry out the advanced industrial facilities deployment program. Under the program, the office must deploy advanced industrial technology to accelerate the reduction and elimination of greenhouse gas emissions at industrial facilities.

Part 7--Other Energy Matters

In addition, the bill provides funding for other energy matters, such as infrastructure projects for DOE's national laboratories as well as efforts to increase the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium, a fuel used in advanced nuclear reactors.

Subtitle B--Natural Resources

Part 1--General Provisions

The bill provides funding for natural resources, water supplies, the Office of Insular Affairs, leases to develop energy on federal land, and other related issues.

Part 2--Public Lands

The bill provides funding to the Department of Interior to carry out projects for (1) the conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and resources administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); and (2) conservation and ecosystem and habitat restoration projects on lands administered by the NPS and the BLM.

It also provides funding to the NPS to hire more employees and carry out priority deferred maintenance projects.

Part 3--Drought Response and Preparedness

The bill provides funding to the BLM for water supply projects, projects to cover water conveyance facilities with solar panels, and drought mitigation in western states.

Part 4--Insular Affairs

The bill provides funding to Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. The office must use the funding to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to United States Insular Areas (i.e., American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

Part 5--Offshore Wind

The bill provides for the lease of federal land in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for offshore wind development. Specifically, Interior may issue leases, easements, and rights-of-way in the OCS to produce, transport, store, or transmit energy from sources other than oil and gas (e.g., offshore wind energy sources) in land areas previously withdrawn from leasing.

The bill (1) expands the definition of the OCS to include land that is within the U.S. exclusive economic zone and adjacent to any territory of the United States, and (2) allows Interior to conduct wind lease sales that are in such areas if the leases meet specified criteria.

Part 6--Fossil Fuel Resources

In addition, the bill modifies several provisions related to oil and gas leasing on public lands. For example, it increases the minimum royalty rates for oil and gas leases on federal land as well as offshore land in the OCS. It also increases rental rates and minimum bidding standards for onshore oil and gas leases and establishes a new fee that must be paid by any person who nominates public lands for such leasing. Further, it requires royalties to be paid for methane gas extracted from federal lands, including offshore lands as specified by the bill.

Part 7--United States Geological Survey

The bill provides funding for the United States Geological Survey to produce, collect, disseminate, and use 3D elevation data.

Subtitle C--Environmental Reviews

The bill provides funding to DOE, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Interior for environmental reviews as specified under the bill.

TITLE VI--COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

Subtitle A--Air Pollution

The bill provides funding to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a greenhouse gas reduction fund and to support several programs that provide financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution emissions. For example, the bill provides incentives to

  • replace eligible medium-duty vehicles (e.g., school buses) and heavy-duty vehicles (e.g., garbage trucks) with zero-emission vehicles,
  • purchase or install equipment and technology to reduce pollution at ports,
  • identify and reduce emissions from diesel engines,
  • monitor air pollution and greenhouse gases,
  • encourage states to adopt and implement greenhouse gas and zero-emission standards for mobile sources, and
  • reduce methane emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems.

The bill also provides funding to implement the renewable fuels programs and the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act.

Subtitle B--Hazardous Materials

In addition, the bill provides funding to the EPA for environmental and climate justice block grants that benefit disadvantaged communities.

Subtitle C--United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The bill provides funding to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to develop and implement recovery plans for the conservation and survival of endangered species and threatened species.

It also provides funding to USFWS to rebuild and restore units of the National Wildlife Refuge System and state wildlife management areas by (1) addressing the threat of invasive species, (2) increasing the resiliency and capacity of habitats and infrastructure to withstand weather events, and (3) reducing the amount of damage caused by weather events.

Subtitle D--Council on Environmental Quality

The bill provides funding to the Council on Environmental Quality, including funding for (1) collecting data related to environmental and climate issues, (2) tracking disproportionate burdens and cumulative impacts, and (3) supporting efforts to ensure that any mapping or screening tool is accessible to community-based organizations and community members.

Subtitle E--Transportation and Infrastructure

This bill provides funding to the Federal Highway Administration and to the General Services Administration. Specifically, it provides funding to the Federal Highway Administration for the neighborhood access and equity grant program, the environmental review of transportation projects, and grants for the use of low-carbon construction materials and products on federally funded transportation projects.

In addition, it provides funding to the Federal Building Fund for (1) converting and constructing federal facilities to high-performance green buildings, (2) acquiring and installing low-carbon materials and products in the construction of federal buildings, and (3) emerging and sustainable technologies as well as related sustainability and environmental programs.

TITLE VII--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

This bill provides funding for the oversight of this act as well as a variety of environmental programs, such as funding to

  • the Department of Homeland Security for implementing sustainability and environmental programs,
  • the U.S. Postal Service for purchasing zero-emission delivery vehicles and installing related infrastructure, and
  • the Federal Emergency Management Agency so it may provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for costs associated with low-carbon building materials as well as incentives that encourage low-carbon and net-zero energy projects.

TITLE VIII--COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

This bill provides funding to assist Indian tribes address climate change, including funding to

  • the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for climate resilience and adaptation programs,
  • the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a tribal electrification program, and
  • the BLM for providing emergency drought relief to Indian tribes located in the western United States.[9]

Estimated budgetary effects

TheCongressional Budget Office produced the data in the following table showing the estimated budgetary effects of the Inflation Reduction Act from 2022 to 2031. Figures are listed in millions of dollars. Note that certain tax-related provisions are not included in this cost estimate.[7]

Congressional action

Timeline

The following section provides an abbreviated timeline of key actions related to the Inflation Reduction Act.

  • August 12, 2022: The House approved the bill in a 220-207 vote.[2]
  • August 7, 2022: The Senate approved the bill in a 51-50 vote.[2]
  • July 27, 2022: Senate Majority LeaderChuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released legislative text for the Inflation Reduction Act.[3]

Budget reconciliation process

See also:Budget reconciliation in the United States Congress

Budget reconciliation is a legislative process created by theCongressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Under the act, reconciliation can be used on legislation that changes the federal debt limit, revenue, or spending. As it relates to spending, reconciliation can be used to consider changes in spending on entitlement programs with the exception of Social Security. Because appropriations under mandatory spending are typically codified, amendments to those laws are often required.

In the Senate, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), "reconciliation bills aren’t subject to filibuster and the scope of amendments is limited."[10]

For reconciliation measures to be considered by Congress, both chambers must agree on a budget resolution. This resolution must include resolution instructions, which contain four elements:

  • the relevant committee(s) to which the instruction is directed,
  • the deadline by which committee compliance must be achieved,
  • the specific change to either revenues, spending, or the debt (in dollars), and
  • the time period over which those budgetary changes must be achieved.

Once both chambers agree on a budget resolution, committees have until their specified deadlines in the resolution guidelines to produce reconciliation measures. Once a committee develops reconciliation measures, the committee then votes on whether to report the resolution. Once a measure is reported to the chamber, and the measure passes, resolution of differences between the chambers is typically addressed in conference. The Senate, however, limits debate time on a conference budget resolution.[11][12]

Congress is limited to using reconciliation for only one bill for each of the fiscal changes provided for in the reconciliation instructions, that is, changes to revenues, spending, and the debt limit. A single bill may make changes to all three, or two of three, but Congress cannot consider multiple bills satisfying the same instruction in a budget resolution. Thus, "Congress may not consider multiple tax bills under reconciliation procedures, or a bill that includes revenue and outlays and then another tax bill under the same budget resolution."[11]

Vote-a-rama

See also:Vote-a-ramas in the U.S. Senate

As part of thebudget reconciliation process in the U.S. Senate, senators are allowed to propose amendments to the reconciliation bill after the debate period has ended. Senators briefly explain the amendment before the Senate proceeds to a roll call with a 10-minute duration. This process, sometimes called thevote-a-rama, has no procedural limit on the number of amendments that can be proposed.[13]

During the vote-a-rama for the Inflation Reduction Act, 39 roll call votes were held on August 6-7, 2022.[2]

Roll calls

House vote on the motion to concur (August 12, 2022)

The House voted 220-207 to pass the bill on August 12, 2022.[2]

  • All 220 Democrats voted yes.
  • 207 Republicans voted no.
  • 4 Republicans did not vote.
House vote to approve the motion to concur on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 12, 2022)
RepresentativePartyStateVote
AdamsDemocraticNorth CarolinaYea
AderholtRepublicanAlabamaNay
AguilarDemocraticCaliforniaYea
AllenRepublicanGeorgiaNay
AllredDemocraticTexasYea
AmodeiRepublicanNevadaNay
ArmstrongRepublicanNorth DakotaNay
ArringtonRepublicanTexasNay
AuchinclossDemocraticMassachusettsYea
AxneDemocraticIowaYea
BabinRepublicanTexasNay
BaconRepublicanNebraskaNay
BairdRepublicanIndianaNay
BaldersonRepublicanOhioNay
BanksRepublicanIndianaNay
BarrRepublicanKentuckyNay
BarragánDemocraticCaliforniaYea
BassDemocraticCaliforniaYea
BeattyDemocraticOhioYea
BentzRepublicanOregonNay
BeraDemocraticCaliforniaYea
BergmanRepublicanMichiganNay
BeyerDemocraticVirginiaYea
Bice (OK)RepublicanOklahomaNay
BiggsRepublicanArizonaNay
BilirakisRepublicanFloridaNay
Bishop (GA)DemocraticGeorgiaYea
Bishop (NC)RepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
BlumenauerDemocraticOregonYea
Blunt RochesterDemocraticDelawareYea
BoebertRepublicanColoradoNay
BonamiciDemocraticOregonYea
BostRepublicanIllinoisNay
BourdeauxDemocraticGeorgiaYea
BowmanDemocraticNew YorkYea
Boyle, Brendan F.DemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
BradyRepublicanTexasNay
BrooksRepublicanAlabamaNay
Brown (MD)DemocraticMarylandYea
Brown (OH)DemocraticOhioYea
BrownleyDemocraticCaliforniaYea
BuchananRepublicanFloridaNay
BuckRepublicanColoradoNay
BucshonRepublicanIndianaNay
BuddRepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
BurchettRepublicanTennesseeNay
BurgessRepublicanTexasNay
BushDemocraticMissouriYea
BustosDemocraticIllinoisYea
ButterfieldDemocraticNorth CarolinaYea
CalvertRepublicanCaliforniaNay
CammackRepublicanFloridaNay
CarbajalDemocraticCaliforniaYea
CárdenasDemocraticCaliforniaYea
CareyRepublicanOhioNay
CarlRepublicanAlabamaNot Voting
CarsonDemocraticIndianaYea
Carter (GA)RepublicanGeorgiaNay
Carter (LA)DemocraticLouisianaYea
Carter (TX)RepublicanTexasNay
CartwrightDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
CaseDemocraticHawaiiYea
CastenDemocraticIllinoisYea
Castor (FL)DemocraticFloridaYea
Castro (TX)DemocraticTexasYea
CawthornRepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
ChabotRepublicanOhioNay
CheneyRepublicanWyomingNay
Cherfilus-McCormickDemocraticFloridaYea
ChuDemocraticCaliforniaYea
CicillineDemocraticRhode IslandYea
Clark (MA)DemocraticMassachusettsYea
Clarke (NY)DemocraticNew YorkYea
CleaverDemocraticMissouriYea
ClineRepublicanVirginiaNay
CloudRepublicanTexasNay
ClyburnDemocraticSouth CarolinaYea
ClydeRepublicanGeorgiaNay
CohenDemocraticTennesseeYea
ColeRepublicanOklahomaNay
ComerRepublicanKentuckyNay
ConnollyDemocraticVirginiaYea
ConwayRepublicanCaliforniaNay
CooperDemocraticTennesseeYea
CorreaDemocraticCaliforniaYea
CostaDemocraticCaliforniaYea
CourtneyDemocraticConnecticutYea
CraigDemocraticMinnesotaYea
CrawfordRepublicanArkansasNay
CrenshawRepublicanTexasNay
CristDemocraticFloridaYea
CrowDemocraticColoradoYea
CuellarDemocraticTexasYea
CurtisRepublicanUtahNay
Davids (KS)DemocraticKansasYea
DavidsonRepublicanOhioNay
Davis, Danny K.DemocraticIllinoisYea
Davis, RodneyRepublicanIllinoisNay
DeanDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
DeFazioDemocraticOregonYea
DeGetteDemocraticColoradoYea
DeLauroDemocraticConnecticutYea
DelBeneDemocraticWashingtonYea
DemingsDemocraticFloridaYea
DeSaulnierDemocraticCaliforniaYea
DesJarlaisRepublicanTennesseeNay
DeutchDemocraticFloridaYea
Diaz-BalartRepublicanFloridaNay
DingellDemocraticMichiganYea
DoggettDemocraticTexasYea
DonaldsRepublicanFloridaNay
Doyle, Michael F.DemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
DuncanRepublicanSouth CarolinaNay
DunnRepublicanFloridaNay
EllzeyRepublicanTexasNay
EmmerRepublicanMinnesotaNay
EscobarDemocraticTexasYea
EshooDemocraticCaliforniaYea
EspaillatDemocraticNew YorkYea
EstesRepublicanKansasNay
EvansDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
FallonRepublicanTexasNay
FeenstraRepublicanIowaNay
FergusonRepublicanGeorgiaNay
FinstadRepublicanMinnesotaNay
FischbachRepublicanMinnesotaNay
FitzgeraldRepublicanWisconsinNay
FitzpatrickRepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
FleischmannRepublicanTennesseeNay
FletcherDemocraticTexasYea
FloodRepublicanNebraskaNay
FloresRepublicanTexasNay
FosterDemocraticIllinoisYea
FoxxRepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
Frankel, LoisDemocraticFloridaYea
Franklin, C. ScottRepublicanFloridaNay
FulcherRepublicanIdahoNay
GaetzRepublicanFloridaNay
GallagherRepublicanWisconsinNot Voting
GallegoDemocraticArizonaYea
GaramendiDemocraticCaliforniaYea
GarbarinoRepublicanNew YorkNay
Garcia (CA)RepublicanCaliforniaNay
García (IL)DemocraticIllinoisYea
Garcia (TX)DemocraticTexasYea
GibbsRepublicanOhioNay
GimenezRepublicanFloridaNay
GohmertRepublicanTexasNay
GoldenDemocraticMaineYea
GomezDemocraticCaliforniaYea
Gonzales, TonyRepublicanTexasNay
Gonzalez (OH)RepublicanOhioNay
Gonzalez, VicenteDemocraticTexasYea
Good (VA)RepublicanVirginiaNay
Gooden (TX)RepublicanTexasNay
GosarRepublicanArizonaNay
GottheimerDemocraticNew JerseyYea
GrangerRepublicanTexasNay
Graves (LA)RepublicanLouisianaNay
Graves (MO)RepublicanMissouriNay
Green (TN)RepublicanTennesseeNay
Green, Al (TX)DemocraticTexasYea
Greene (GA)RepublicanGeorgiaNay
GriffithRepublicanVirginiaNay
GrijalvaDemocraticArizonaYea
GrothmanRepublicanWisconsinNay
GuestRepublicanMississippiNay
GuthrieRepublicanKentuckyNay
Harder (CA)DemocraticCaliforniaYea
HarrisRepublicanMarylandNay
HarshbargerRepublicanTennesseeNay
HartzlerRepublicanMissouriNay
HayesDemocraticConnecticutYea
HernRepublicanOklahomaNay
HerrellRepublicanNew MexicoNay
Herrera BeutlerRepublicanWashingtonNay
Hice (GA)RepublicanGeorgiaNay
Higgins (LA)RepublicanLouisianaNay
Higgins (NY)DemocraticNew YorkYea
HillRepublicanArkansasNay
HimesDemocraticConnecticutYea
HinsonRepublicanIowaNay
HollingsworthRepublicanIndianaNay
HorsfordDemocraticNevadaYea
HoulahanDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
HoyerDemocraticMarylandYea
HudsonRepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
HuffmanDemocraticCaliforniaYea
HuizengaRepublicanMichiganNay
IssaRepublicanCaliforniaNay
JacksonRepublicanTexasNay
Jackson LeeDemocraticTexasYea
Jacobs (CA)DemocraticCaliforniaYea
Jacobs (NY)RepublicanNew YorkNay
JayapalDemocraticWashingtonYea
JeffriesDemocraticNew YorkYea
Johnson (GA)DemocraticGeorgiaYea
Johnson (LA)RepublicanLouisianaNay
Johnson (OH)RepublicanOhioNay
Johnson (SD)RepublicanSouth DakotaNay
Johnson (TX)DemocraticTexasYea
JonesDemocraticNew YorkYea
JordanRepublicanOhioNay
Joyce (OH)RepublicanOhioNay
Joyce (PA)RepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
KaheleDemocraticHawaiiYea
KapturDemocraticOhioYea
KatkoRepublicanNew YorkNay
KeatingDemocraticMassachusettsYea
KellerRepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
Kelly (IL)DemocraticIllinoisYea
Kelly (MS)RepublicanMississippiNay
Kelly (PA)RepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
KhannaDemocraticCaliforniaYea
KildeeDemocraticMichiganYea
KilmerDemocraticWashingtonYea
Kim (CA)RepublicanCaliforniaNay
Kim (NJ)DemocraticNew JerseyYea
KindDemocraticWisconsinYea
KinzingerRepublicanIllinoisNay
KirkpatrickDemocraticArizonaYea
KrishnamoorthiDemocraticIllinoisYea
KusterDemocraticNew HampshireYea
KustoffRepublicanTennesseeNay
LaHoodRepublicanIllinoisNay
LaMalfaRepublicanCaliforniaNay
LambDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
LambornRepublicanColoradoNay
LangevinDemocraticRhode IslandYea
Larsen (WA)DemocraticWashingtonYea
Larson (CT)DemocraticConnecticutYea
LattaRepublicanOhioNay
LaTurnerRepublicanKansasNay
LawrenceDemocraticMichiganYea
Lawson (FL)DemocraticFloridaYea
Lee (CA)DemocraticCaliforniaYea
Lee (NV)DemocraticNevadaYea
Leger FernandezDemocraticNew MexicoYea
LeskoRepublicanArizonaNay
LetlowRepublicanLouisianaNay
Levin (CA)DemocraticCaliforniaYea
Levin (MI)DemocraticMichiganYea
LieuDemocraticCaliforniaYea
LofgrenDemocraticCaliforniaYea
LongRepublicanMissouriNay
LoudermilkRepublicanGeorgiaNay
LowenthalDemocraticCaliforniaYea
LucasRepublicanOklahomaNay
LuetkemeyerRepublicanMissouriNay
LuriaDemocraticVirginiaYea
LynchDemocraticMassachusettsYea
MaceRepublicanSouth CarolinaNay
MalinowskiDemocraticNew JerseyYea
MalliotakisRepublicanNew YorkNay
Maloney, Carolyn B.DemocraticNew YorkYea
Maloney, SeanDemocraticNew YorkYea
MannRepublicanKansasNay
ManningDemocraticNorth CarolinaYea
MassieRepublicanKentuckyNay
MastRepublicanFloridaNay
MatsuiDemocraticCaliforniaYea
McBathDemocraticGeorgiaYea
McCarthyRepublicanCaliforniaNay
McCaulRepublicanTexasNay
McClainRepublicanMichiganNay
McClintockRepublicanCaliforniaNay
McCollumDemocraticMinnesotaYea
McEachinDemocraticVirginiaYea
McGovernDemocraticMassachusettsYea
McHenryRepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
McKinleyRepublicanWest VirginiaNay
McNerneyDemocraticCaliforniaYea
MeeksDemocraticNew YorkYea
MeijerRepublicanMichiganNay
MengDemocraticNew YorkYea
MeuserRepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
MfumeDemocraticMarylandYea
Miller (IL)RepublicanIllinoisNay
Miller (WV)RepublicanWest VirginiaNay
Miller-MeeksRepublicanIowaNay
MoolenaarRepublicanMichiganNay
MooneyRepublicanWest VirginiaNay
Moore (AL)RepublicanAlabamaNay
Moore (UT)RepublicanUtahNay
Moore (WI)DemocraticWisconsinYea
MorelleDemocraticNew YorkYea
MoultonDemocraticMassachusettsYea
MrvanDemocraticIndianaYea
MullinRepublicanOklahomaNay
Murphy (FL)DemocraticFloridaYea
Murphy (NC)RepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
NadlerDemocraticNew YorkYea
NapolitanoDemocraticCaliforniaYea
NealDemocraticMassachusettsYea
NeguseDemocraticColoradoYea
NehlsRepublicanTexasNay
NewhouseRepublicanWashingtonNay
NewmanDemocraticIllinoisYea
NorcrossDemocraticNew JerseyYea
NormanRepublicanSouth CarolinaNay
O'HalleranDemocraticArizonaYea
ObernolteRepublicanCaliforniaNay
Ocasio-CortezDemocraticNew YorkYea
OmarDemocraticMinnesotaYea
OwensRepublicanUtahNay
PalazzoRepublicanMississippiNay
PalloneDemocraticNew JerseyYea
PalmerRepublicanAlabamaNay
PanettaDemocraticCaliforniaYea
PappasDemocraticNew HampshireYea
PascrellDemocraticNew JerseyYea
PayneDemocraticNew JerseyYea
PelosiDemocraticCaliforniaYea
PenceRepublicanIndianaNot Voting
PerlmutterDemocraticColoradoYea
PerryRepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
PetersDemocraticCaliforniaYea
PflugerRepublicanTexasNay
PhillipsDemocraticMinnesotaYea
PingreeDemocraticMaineYea
PocanDemocraticWisconsinYea
PorterDemocraticCaliforniaYea
PoseyRepublicanFloridaNay
PressleyDemocraticMassachusettsYea
Price (NC)DemocraticNorth CarolinaYea
QuigleyDemocraticIllinoisYea
RaskinDemocraticMarylandYea
ReschenthalerRepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
Rice (NY)DemocraticNew YorkYea
Rice (SC)RepublicanSouth CarolinaNay
Rodgers (WA)RepublicanWashingtonNay
Rogers (AL)RepublicanAlabamaNot Voting
Rogers (KY)RepublicanKentuckyNay
RoseRepublicanTennesseeNay
RosendaleRepublicanMontanaNay
RossDemocraticNorth CarolinaYea
RouzerRepublicanNorth CarolinaNay
RoyRepublicanTexasNay
Roybal-AllardDemocraticCaliforniaYea
RuizDemocraticCaliforniaYea
RuppersbergerDemocraticMarylandYea
RushDemocraticIllinoisYea
RutherfordRepublicanFloridaNay
RyanDemocraticOhioYea
SalazarRepublicanFloridaNay
SánchezDemocraticCaliforniaYea
SarbanesDemocraticMarylandYea
ScaliseRepublicanLouisianaNay
ScanlonDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
SchakowskyDemocraticIllinoisYea
SchiffDemocraticCaliforniaYea
SchneiderDemocraticIllinoisYea
SchraderDemocraticOregonYea
SchrierDemocraticWashingtonYea
SchweikertRepublicanArizonaNay
Scott (VA)DemocraticVirginiaYea
Scott, AustinRepublicanGeorgiaNay
Scott, DavidDemocraticGeorgiaYea
SessionsRepublicanTexasNay
SewellDemocraticAlabamaYea
ShermanDemocraticCaliforniaYea
SherrillDemocraticNew JerseyYea
SimpsonRepublicanIdahoNay
SiresDemocraticNew JerseyYea
SlotkinDemocraticMichiganYea
Smith (MO)RepublicanMissouriNay
Smith (NE)RepublicanNebraskaNay
Smith (NJ)RepublicanNew JerseyNay
Smith (WA)DemocraticWashingtonYea
SmuckerRepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
SotoDemocraticFloridaYea
SpanbergerDemocraticVirginiaYea
SpartzRepublicanIndianaNay
SpeierDemocraticCaliforniaYea
StansburyDemocraticNew MexicoYea
StantonDemocraticArizonaYea
StauberRepublicanMinnesotaNay
SteelRepublicanCaliforniaNay
StefanikRepublicanNew YorkNay
SteilRepublicanWisconsinNay
SteubeRepublicanFloridaNay
StevensDemocraticMichiganYea
StewartRepublicanUtahNay
StricklandDemocraticWashingtonYea
SuozziDemocraticNew YorkYea
SwalwellDemocraticCaliforniaYea
TakanoDemocraticCaliforniaYea
TaylorRepublicanTexasNay
TenneyRepublicanNew YorkNay
Thompson (CA)DemocraticCaliforniaYea
Thompson (MS)DemocraticMississippiYea
Thompson (PA)RepublicanPennsylvaniaNay
TiffanyRepublicanWisconsinNay
TimmonsRepublicanSouth CarolinaNay
TitusDemocraticNevadaYea
TlaibDemocraticMichiganYea
TonkoDemocraticNew YorkYea
Torres (CA)DemocraticCaliforniaYea
Torres (NY)DemocraticNew YorkYea
TrahanDemocraticMassachusettsYea
TroneDemocraticMarylandYea
TurnerRepublicanOhioNay
UnderwoodDemocraticIllinoisYea
UptonRepublicanMichiganNay
ValadaoRepublicanCaliforniaNay
Van DrewRepublicanNew JerseyNay
Van DuyneRepublicanTexasNay
VargasDemocraticCaliforniaYea
VeaseyDemocraticTexasYea
VelázquezDemocraticNew YorkYea
WagnerRepublicanMissouriNay
WalbergRepublicanMichiganNay
WaltzRepublicanFloridaNay
Wasserman SchultzDemocraticFloridaYea
WatersDemocraticCaliforniaYea
Watson ColemanDemocraticNew JerseyYea
Weber (TX)RepublicanTexasNay
Webster (FL)RepublicanFloridaNay
WelchDemocraticVermontYea
WenstrupRepublicanOhioNay
WestermanRepublicanArkansasNay
WextonDemocraticVirginiaYea
WildDemocraticPennsylvaniaYea
Williams (GA)DemocraticGeorgiaYea
Williams (TX)RepublicanTexasNay
Wilson (FL)DemocraticFloridaYea
Wilson (SC)RepublicanSouth CarolinaNay
WittmanRepublicanVirginiaNay
WomackRepublicanArkansasNay
YarmuthDemocraticKentuckyYea
ZeldinRepublicanNew YorkNay

Senate vote on passage (August 7, 2022)

The Senate voted 51-50 to pass the bill on August 7, 2022.[2]

  • All 48 Democrats and the two Independents who caucus with Democrats voted yes.
  • Vice PresidentKamala Harris (D) cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of passage.
  • All 50 Republicans voted no.
Senate vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (August 7, 2022)
SenatorPartyStateVote
BaldwinDemocraticWIYea
BarrassoRepublicanWYNay
BennetDemocraticCOYea
BlackburnRepublicanTNNay
BlumenthalDemocraticCTYea
BluntRepublicanMONay
BookerDemocraticNJYea
BoozmanRepublicanARNay
BraunRepublicanINNay
BrownDemocraticOHYea
BurrRepublicanNCNay
CantwellDemocraticWAYea
CapitoRepublicanWVNay
CardinDemocraticMDYea
CarperDemocraticDEYea
CaseyDemocraticPAYea
CassidyRepublicanLANay
CollinsRepublicanMENay
CoonsDemocraticDEYea
CornynRepublicanTXNay
Cortez MastoDemocraticNVYea
CottonRepublicanARNay
CramerRepublicanNDNay
CrapoRepublicanIDNay
CruzRepublicanTXNay
DainesRepublicanMTNay
DuckworthDemocraticILYea
DurbinDemocraticILYea
ErnstRepublicanIANay
FeinsteinDemocraticCAYea
FischerRepublicanNENay
GillibrandDemocraticNYYea
GrahamRepublicanSCNay
GrassleyRepublicanIANay
HagertyRepublicanTNNay
HassanDemocraticNHYea
HawleyRepublicanMONay
HeinrichDemocraticNMYea
HickenlooperDemocraticCOYea
HironoDemocraticHIYea
HoevenRepublicanNDNay
Hyde-SmithRepublicanMSNay
InhofeRepublicanOKNay
JohnsonRepublicanWINay
KaineDemocraticVAYea
KellyDemocraticAZYea
KennedyRepublicanLANay
KingIndependentMEYea
KlobucharDemocraticMNYea
LankfordRepublicanOKNay
LeahyDemocraticVTYea
LeeRepublicanUTNay
LujanDemocraticNMYea
LummisRepublicanWYNay
ManchinDemocraticWVYea
MarkeyDemocraticMAYea
MarshallRepublicanKSNay
McConnellRepublicanKYNay
MenendezDemocraticNJYea
MerkleyDemocraticORYea
MoranRepublicanKSNay
MurkowskiRepublicanAKNay
MurphyDemocraticCTYea
MurrayDemocraticWAYea
OssoffDemocraticGAYea
PadillaDemocraticCAYea
PaulRepublicanKYNay
PetersDemocraticMIYea
PortmanRepublicanOHNay
ReedDemocraticRIYea
RischRepublicanIDNay
RomneyRepublicanUTNay
RosenDemocraticNVYea
RoundsRepublicanSDNay
RubioRepublicanFLNay
SandersIndependentVTYea
SasseRepublicanNENay
SchatzDemocraticHIYea
SchumerDemocraticNYYea
ScottRepublicanFLNay
ScottRepublicanSCNay
ShaheenDemocraticNHYea
ShelbyRepublicanALNay
SinemaDemocraticAZYea
SmithDemocraticMNYea
StabenowDemocraticMIYea
SullivanRepublicanAKNay
TesterDemocraticMTYea
ThuneRepublicanSDNay
TillisRepublicanNCNay
ToomeyRepublicanPANay
TubervilleRepublicanALNay
Van HollenDemocraticMDYea
WarnerDemocraticVAYea
WarnockDemocraticGAYea
WarrenDemocraticMAYea
WhitehouseDemocraticRIYea
WickerRepublicanMSNay
WydenDemocraticORYea
YoungRepublicanINNay

Key legislation during Biden administration

This section provides links to coverage of key federal legislation considered during theBiden administration. To be included, the bill must have met several of the following qualifying factors:

  • Collaboration between the president and congressional leadership on the bill
  • Use of the reconciliation process to pass the bill
  • Changes to the congressional procedure to pass the bill
  • Estimated cost of the bill as evaluated by theCongressional Budget Office
  • Extent of public relations campaign to promote the bill
  • Domestic and international policy ramifications

Legislation in the 118th Congress

Legislation in the 117th Congress

See also


Reconciliation process and details:

Reconciliation origin, historical use, and analysis:


External links


Footnotes

  1. ABC 7 News, "Biden signs landmark Inflation Reduction Act at White House," August 16, 2022
  2. 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.6Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed August 15, 2022
  3. 3.03.1Senate Democrats, "Schumer Statement On Agreement With Senator Manchin To Add Climate Provisions To The FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Legislation And Vote In Senate Next Week," July 27, 2022
  4. Senate Democrats, "Summary: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," August 11, 2022
  5. Committee for a Responsible Budget, "What's In the Inflation Reduction Act?" July 28, 2022
  6. On August 5, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the bill, estimating a deficit decrease of about $100 billion. The report did not include certain tax provisions in the analysis. The CBO noted in its report, "CBO estimates that as a result of those increases in outlays, revenues would increase by $204 billion over the 2022-2031 period."
  7. 7.07.1Congressional Budget Office, "Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, as Amended in the Nature of a Substitute (ERN22335) and Posted on the Website of the Senate Majority Leader on July 27, 2022," August 5, 2022
  8. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "Introduction to Budget Reconciliation," November 19, 2016
  9. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "Introduction to budget 'reconciliation'," November 9, 2016
  11. 11.011.1American Action Forum, "Budget reconciliation: a primer," January 24, 2017
  12. Congressional Research Service, "The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action," February 23, 2016
  13. Congressional Research Service, "The Budget Reconciliation Process: Stages of Consideration," January 25, 2021
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