President Donald Trump is calling on congressional Republicans to unite behind his sweeping 2025 legislative package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill—a proposal the Trump team says represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul taxes, immigration, energy, and social policy.
The bill combines 20 major provisions ranging from tax relief to border enforcement, and Trump allies are framing it as a test of unity for the GOP in Congress.
Key highlights of the proposed legislation
The legislation includes a wide array of provisions that cut across economic, social, and national security priorities. According to Trump’s team, the bill would:
- Deliver the largest tax cut in U.S. history, putting an estimated $5,000 back in Americans’ pockets
- Eliminate federal income taxes on tips and overtime pay
- Fund mass deportations, including at least one million annual removals of undocumented immigrants
- Finish construction of the southern border wall, adding hundreds of miles of new barriers
- Hire thousands of new border and customs officers, offering $10,000 annual bonuses to frontline agents
Social and economic policy changes
Beyond immigration, the bill aims to reshape several other policy areas:
- End Medicaid benefits for 1.4 million undocumented immigrants
- Impose work requirements for able-bodied Americans receiving public benefits
- Repeal taxpayer-funded gender transition care for minors
- Expand the child tax credit and establish “MAGA Accounts” for newborns
- Slash taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors
- Permanently extend the Trump-era tax cuts, preventing what Republicans call the “largest tax increase in history”
Energy, defense, and deregulation measures
The bill also includes major reversals of Biden-era climate initiatives and investments in domestic production:
- Repeal green energy subsidies and electric vehicle mandates
- Incentivize domestic manufacturing and allow tax deductions for American-made car purchases
- Expand offshore and onshore oil and gas leases
- Boost domestic mining of critical minerals
- Invest in defense modernization, including funding for Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system
A defining moment for congressional Republicans
Trump’s team is pressuring Congress to act swiftly, arguing that Republican control of the House and a favorable Senate landscape offer a rare chance to reshape national policy.
“If this bill fails,” supporters argue, “Americans could face the largest tax increase in history, continued border chaos, and unchecked government spending.”
While the bill has sparked strong support among Trump-aligned conservatives, it is expected to face fierce opposition from Democrats, who have criticized its immigration policies, climate rollbacks, and proposed cuts to social programs.
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