What is Build Back Better Act?
{{Infobox U.S. legislation | shorttitle = Build Back Better Bill | longtitle = To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. | acronym = BBB | enacted by = 117th | leghisturl = https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376 | introducedin = House of Representatives | introducedbill = {{USBill|117|H.R.|5376}} | introducedby = [[John Yarmuth]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Kentucky|KY]]) | introduceddate = September 27, 2021 | committees = [[House Budget Committee|House Budget]] | passedbody1 = House | passeddate1 = November 19, 2021 | passedvote1 = [https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll385.xml 220–213] }} The '''Build Back Better Bill''' is a [[Bill (law)|bill]] introduced in the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]] to support President [[Joe Biden]]'s [[Build Back Better Plan]]. It included the [[American Jobs Plan]] and [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act]], as a $3.5 trillion [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] package that would focus on [[climate change]] and [[social policy]]. The price was lowered to about $2.2&nbsp;trillion. The bill was passed 220–213 by the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] on November 19, 2021. However, it did not pass the [[United States Senate]] since there is no majority support among Democrats and Republicans.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Joe Biden]] [[Category:2021 in the United States]] {{multistub|US|politics}}