OBBBA vs. Other Major Bills

How Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act compares to other significant federal legislation

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

$2.8T Total Economic Impact

5-10 years

Implementation Period

Multi-Sector

Comprehensive Scope

84 Provisions

Major Components

127M

Americans Affected

Legislation	Total Value	Primary Scope	Duration	Key Focus Areas
OBBBA (2025) Trump’s Comprehensive Bill	$2.8T	Multi-sector reform	5-10 years	Tax reform, infrastructure, defense, regulation
American Rescue Plan Act (2021)	$1.9T	COVID-19 Relief	1-2 years	Emergency response, direct payments, unemployment benefits
Infrastructure Investment Act (2021)	$1.2T	Infrastructure	5-8 years	Roads, bridges, broadband, clean energy
CARES Act (2020)	$2.2T	COVID-19 Relief	1 year	Business loans, unemployment, direct payments
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)	$1.5T	Tax Reform	10 years	Corporate and individual tax cuts

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Comprehensive Scope
Unlike single-issue bills, OBBBA addresses multiple policy areas simultaneously
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Long-term Vision
10-year implementation timeline vs. typical 1-2 year emergency measures
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Structural Changes
Permanent policy reforms rather than temporary relief programs
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Revenue Neutral Goal
Attempts to balance costs through tax increases and spending cuts

OBBBA:+$2,340/year avg

TCJA (2017):+$1,200/year avg

CARES Act:$1,200 one-time

OBBBA:Mixed, sector-dependent

TCJA:Broad tax cuts

PPP:Emergency loans

OBBBA

5-10 years (Phased implementation)

Infrastructure

5-8 years

TCJA

10 years (Expiring provisions)

CARES/ARP

1-2 years

While other bills had broad impacts, OBBBA’s effects vary significantly by individual situation