Congress passed H.R. 1 last week, voting for it 51-50 in the Senate and 218-214 in the House.
The budget reconciliation bill, known as “One Big Beautiful Bill” by its supporters and H.R. 1 in the Congressional Register, saw weeks of debate before passing along largely party lines. Th bill has been projected to increase the national debt to 124 percent of GDP by 2034 by the Congressional Budget Office.
Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate, with two Republicans opposing the measure in the House.
The office of U.S. House District 3 Representative Derrick Van Orden (representing Boyd, Edson, and Wilson) put out a press release on H.R. 1 after the votes were in.

“This bill is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Americans – our seniors, veterans, families, farmers, manufacturers, and most vulnerable populations. My Democrat colleagues have been fearmongering and pushing blatant lies from day one, and that ends now. When this beautiful bill reaches President Trump’s desk, Americans will see their taxes go down, wages go up, and integrity and stability restored in critical programs like SNAP and Medicaid. This is what delivering real results for the people I represent looks like and what 77 million Americans and 1.7 Wisconsinites voted for.”

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill contains a variety of wins for the American people, including:
• Preventing the Death Tax from hitting over two million family-owned farms so they can be passed down to the next generation
• Making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, preventing a 25% tax hike on Wisconsin families
• Making the Small Business Deduction permanent, and increasing it to 23%
• Eliminating taxes on overtime pay and tipped wages
• Providing billions of dollars in tax relief for low- and middle-income seniors
• Increasing funding for border security measures

The office of U.S. House District Representative Tom Tiffany (representing Sean Duffy’s old district) also put out a press release on the bill’s passage.

“This bill delivers major wins for the American people by protecting families and small businesses from the largest tax hike in history and by putting more money back into the pockets of seniors, parents, and workers. It also permanently secures the border, funds mass deportations, unleashes American energy, and modernizes our defense. While more work remains to rein in Washington spending, this legislation is an important step toward reversing the damage of Biden-era policies and restoring an America that is affordable, safe, and strong.”
A few big wins included in the reconciliation bill:

• Makes permanent President Trump’s tax cuts from 2017
• Eliminates taxes on tips and overtime
• Allows seniors to deduct an additional $4,000
• Makes the child tax credit permanent and increases the amount
• Reforms fraud and abuse in Food Stamps and Medicaid programs
• Requires able-bodied adults to work to receive welfare benefits
• Enhances resources for Border Patrol and ICE
• Finishes the border wall
• Phases out the Green New Scam (IRA)
• Increases onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing
• Boosts American mineral development
• Ends taxpayer-funded sex changes for minors

The term IRA in Tiffany’s press release refers to the Inflation Reduction Act passed under former President Joe Biden. Van Orden and Tiffany were last elected to office in 2024, next returning to the ballot in 2026.