News from US Congressman Chuck Edwards

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1 – better known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” – a historic piece of legislation that will:

This bill is key to fulfilling the America First agenda. Below, you will find some of the most important components of the One Big Beautiful Bill that will make a difference in our mountain communities.

Providing tax relief for workers and families

• Provides a $5,000 tax cut for the average American family.
• Eliminates taxes on tips, overtime, and car loan interest for cars made in the U.S.
• $4,000 tax deduction for seniors.
• Increases the child tax credit to $2,500 per American family through 2028.

Making tax dollars work for the American people

• Strengthens Medicaid by preventing illegal aliens and folks who can, but refuse to, work from unlawfully collecting benefits.
• Roots out waste, fraud, and abuse from Medicaid by removing deceased individuals from the program.
• Reverses the Biden-era mandate that allowed Medicaid to cover “gender transition” procedures for minors.

Reversing green energy radicalism

• Eliminates hundreds of billions of dollars in Green New Deal tax credits.
• Repeals the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandates.
• Drives American energy independence by opening federal lands and waters to oil, gas, coal, geothermal, and mineral leasing.
• Streamlines onerous permitting processes so America can build again.
• Refills the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reducing our reliance on foreign oil and strengthening our national security.

Securing our borders

• Authorizes $46 billion to complete construction of the border wall.
• Hires 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, 5,000 new Customs officers, and 3,000 new Border Patrol agents with the goal of deporting at least 1 million illegal immigrants every year.
• Bolsters the Department of Homeland Security efforts to secure our borders.

Ensuring the U.S. military remains the strongest fighting force in the world

• Ensures critical investments to rebuild our military, improve quality of life for service members, bolster munitions production, and modernize our nuclear arsenal.
• Launches President Trump’s Golden Dome initiative to ensure the homeland is protected from modern and advanced threats.

This bill will restore American greatness and improve the lives of Americans nationwide – from the mountains of Western North Carolina to the coastlines of California.

The American people are ready for our Golden Age. Now, it’s time for the Senate to act.