The Warren Sun

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representative John James from Michigan's 10th district voted in favor of the bill. The passage marks a significant step in implementing President Donald Trump’s America First Agenda.

Representative James released a statement on the bill's passage: “In November, the American people gave Donald Trump and Republicans a mandate to secure the border, lower costs, fuel economic growth, and put America First. The One Big Beautiful bill restores fiscal responsibility to Washington while safeguarding vital programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. It strengthens border security, including at our Northern border, and fosters a pro-growth, pro-family economy that prioritizes working-class Americans. This is a huge win for Michigan and the entire country. President Trump and House Republicans are delivering on our promises to usher in a new American Golden Age where all Americans can thrive.”

The One Big Beautiful Bill includes several key provisions:

- It makes permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts to prevent an average taxpayer from facing a 22 percent tax increase.

- It addresses President Trump's priorities by eliminating taxes on tips, overtime pay, and car loan interest while offering additional tax relief for seniors by allowing them to deduct an extra $4,000.

- The bill maintains and enhances the doubled Child Tax Credit for over 40 million families and provides further tax relief for American families.

- Medicaid is strengthened for children, expectant mothers, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly while preventing illegal immigrants and other ineligible recipients from accessing funds.

- Colleges will be required to share financial responsibility for students' unpaid loans based on their degrees' return on investment.

- SNAP eligibility will require U.S. citizenship or green card status to end taxpayer-funded subsidies related to mass migration.

- Funding includes $46.5 billion for constructing border barriers through September 2029 along with $5 billion allocated for CBP facilities across southern, northern, and maritime borders plus $813 million earmarked for border patrol vehicles.

- Additionally allocates $4.1 billion towards hiring and training more CBP personnel.

Over 1000 businesses and organizations have endorsed this legislation including National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), National Taxpayers Union among others.