South Dakota

Rescue Plan
Who Pays
Child Care, Home Care, & Health Care
Infrastructure
Education
Clean Energy Jobs & Climate

1 Results from the American Rescue Plan

(Signed 3/12/2021)

South Dakota unemployment rate

$0.43

Adult vaccination rate in South Dakota (at least one shot)

How South Dakota's members of Congress voted:

Rep. Johnson (R-SD): NO

(pending before Congress)

2 Who Pays

3 Child Care, Home Care, & Health Care

4 Infrastructure

5 Education

$100 billion

6 Clean Energy  Jobs & Climate

$1.5 billion

$233 million

South Dakota

President Biden promised that his administration would focus on recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuilding the economy better than it was before.

Here’s how his administration is doing in South Dakota.

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Results from the American Rescue Plan

Jobs created in South Dakota under President Biden

People in South Dakota who have received direct payments of up to $1,400 passed under President Biden

South Dakota unemployment rate

When President Biden took office:

As of July 2021:

$0.43

Average hourly earnings growth in South Dakota

Adult vaccination rate in South Dakota (at least one shot)

When President Biden took office:

As of August 2021:

Children in South Dakota benefiting from monthly tax cuts to their families passed under President Biden

Average monthly reduction in ACA health care premiums for a family of four in South Dakota under President Biden

How South Dakota's members of Congress voted:

Sen. Rounds (R-SD)

Sen. Thune (R-SD)

South Dakota Representatives who voted yes:

South Dakota Representatives who voted no:

Impacts of President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda in South Dakota

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Who Pays

South Dakota taxpayers wealthy enough to pay more

South Dakota taxpayers who will pay less or the same

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Child Care, Home Care, & Health Care

South Dakota children who would benefit from monthly tax cuts to their families through 2025

of guaranteed paid family and medical leave per year by 2031 (Up from 0 weeks in South Dakota)

Average annual savings on child care for a South Dakota family with two young children

Home care jobs created in South Dakota

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure jobs saved or created in South Dakota

Miles of roads repaired in South Dakota

Bridges repaired in South Dakota

of lead pipes replaced in South Dakota

Without broadband coverage in South Dakota after completion, down from 13%

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Education

of South Dakota students who would gain access to community college ($7,000 average annual savings per student)

of 3- and 4-year olds in South Dakota would gain access to high-quality pre-K

National investment in workforce training

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Clean Energy Jobs & Climate

National reduction in air pollution by 2030

Jobs created making homes and businesses more energy efficient in South Dakota

Investment in energy efficiency in South Dakota

Jobs created modernizing the electric grid in South Dakota

Investment in grid modernization in South Dakota

Clean Energy  Jobs & Climate