Bill cuts clean power money, tightens food aid, extends tax breaks.

What it does

This bill makes big changes to taxes, spending, and rules across the government. It gives tax breaks to families and companies. It stops money for clean power projects. It makes it harder for people to get food stamps and Medicaid. The bill also moves money toward border work and changes farm support programs.

Who it affects

People who need food stamps or Medicaid may lose help. Companies and wealthy people get tax breaks. Farmers, border agents, and people trying to use clean power programs are hit.

One thing to notice

The bill stops tax credits for electric cars and clean power. It takes back over 60 billion dollars meant for climate and power work.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• May 20, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 78”
• May 22, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 214, 1 Present (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2235-2334)”
• Jul 1, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 372”
• Jul 3, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
• Jul 4, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-21”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1275 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1905 reports from Jun 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $352,312,191 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 3 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 100% of bills with any report.

Jodey Arrington, who sponsored the bill, received $573,000 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America — $15,770,000 in 2 reports
• National Association of Realtors — $14,580,000 in 1 report
• Comcast Corporation — $6,210,000 in 2 reports
• American Medical Association — $5,643,000 in 2 reports
• Amazon.com Services LLC — $4,360,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• tax credits — Money the government gives back to people or companies to encourage certain actions.
• Medicaid — A government program that pays for health care for people with low income.
• food stamps — Money the government gives to buy food to people and families with low income.
• tax breaks — Money people or companies keep by paying less tax to the government.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.