What Happens If The IRA/IIJA Disappear?
In its most recent (2021) Infrastructure Report Card, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) assigned letter grades to each major U.S. infrastructure sector and quantified the investment needed to bring those systems up to a passing level. Although the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) allocate funds toward closing these gaps, the analysis below investigates what would happen—and which funding shortfalls would persist—if a new administration were to repeal either part or all of those federal investments, analyzing the resulting impact on each sector’s condition and overall grade.
The visualizations below allow you to explore how repealing these infrastructure investments would affect different sectors and the broader economy. The data is based on the analysis of ASCE infrastructure grades, funding allocations, and economic projections.
You can interact with these visualizations to:
Compare current vs. projected infrastructure grades
See how funding gaps change under different scenarios
Understand the economic consequences of investment decisions
Visualize the distribution of infrastructure investments
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U.S. Infrastructure Funding Impact Analysis
Interactive visualization of IIJA and IRA impacts on infrastructure sectors
This dashboard analyzes the potential impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on U.S. infrastructure sectors, based on data from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and official funding allocations.
IIJA Funding Distribution
New infrastructure funding by major category (in billions of dollars)
Source: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding allocations
Infrastructure Grades Comparison
ASCE grades: current vs. projected under selected scenario
Source: ASCE 2021 Infrastructure Report Card and projected impact analysis
Funding Gaps Analysis
10-year funding shortfalls by sector (in billions)
Source: ASCE Infrastructure Investment Gap Analysis, 2021
Economic Growth Projection (2023-2039)
Indexed economic output with and without infrastructure investments (2023=100)
Source: ASCE's "Failure to Act" economic impact studies
Economic Impact Summary
Projected consequences based on selected funding scenario
GDP Loss by 2039
Job-Years Lost
Household Cost/Year
Source: ASCE's "Failure to Act" economic impact studies, 2021