With the sweep of his black Sharpie, President Donald Trump signed the $3.3 trillion H.R. 1: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act into law on July 4, unleashing the power of the reconciliation bill’s sweeping domestic tax-and-spending package.
H.R. 1 impacts every person in Fairfax County and the United States, as well as those yet to come.
The U.S. Senate passed the behemoth bill on July 1, with Vice President J.D. Vance breaking the 50-50 vote tie, followed by the House's passage of the 940-page bill along party lines in a 218-214 vote on July 3, with the two Republican Congressmen voting "nay."
Virginia’s two Democratic U.S.Senators, Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, released a statement after they voted against the Republican budget megabill.
Warner and Kaine said in part, “Today, Republicans jammed through a partisan megabill that slashes Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other critical programs that Americans rely on to pay for massive tax breaks to the very rich. It’s clear that the Trump Administration and congressional Republicans are only interested in helping the wealthiest—even if it means ripping off working-and middle-class people, killing jobs, and hurting our economy.”
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19], who introduced H.R. 1 on May 20, described the legislation as “the most comprehensive and consequential set of conservative reforms in modern history.”
The White House website states the signed reconciliation bill, H.R. 1,” lowers energy costs; slashes taxes on Social Security; permanently secures the border; brings jobs back to the U.S.,” and more.
Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, posted on Facebook, regarding H.R. 1’s passage: “Lower taxes for families and small businesses, a secure border, American energy dominance, and rocket fuel for our economy.”