Revisiting Federal Implementation Efforts: Job Quality and Community Benefits under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS & Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) strongly believes that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the CHIPS
and Science Act, and—in particular—the Inflation Reduction Act hold the transformational potential to
reduce pollution, prevent the worst impacts of climate change, secure and reshore critical manufacturing
supply chains, and create the good-paying union jobs we need to give all workers in the United States the
opportunity for a middle-class life. We commend the administration’s efforts to ensure that implementation of these historic laws lifts up workers and communities as agencies develop programmatic requirements and guidance to implement them. But more needs to be done, as this analysis details.
In our previous May 2023 analysis—Best Practices for Implementation: How the Lessons from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Can Ensure the Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Good Jobs and Community Benefits—BGA identified opportunities for agencies to achieve the Biden administration’s goal of ensuring workers and communities see the benefits of BIL investments while creating good union jobs. This report will revisit some of these BIL programs to measure progress against the Good Jobs Principles and metrics from our 2023 report. Additionally, this updated report reviews more recent guidance and funding opportunities for CHIPS and Inflation Reduction Act programs released over the past year.