In July 2025, H.R. 1 – also known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ (OBBB)- was signed into law. The law’s tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations were financed by unprecedented cuts to programs that provide life-saving care and support to millions of Americans. Many of the law’s most harmful provisions will take effect in January 2026 and beyond. Cuts to federal programs such as SNAP, Medicaid and Medicare , and added administrative expenses, will put huge pressure on state budgets. In the coming months, state policymakers will be making crucial decisions about raising revenue or making significant cuts to programs across the board providing critical supports for women, children, immigrants, older adults, and people with disabilities.

Join us to hear from national and state organizations about the encouraging lessons learned from the care movement’s cross-sector organizing against these devastating cuts, the multi-year timeline of the law’s implementation, strategies at state and national levels to mitigate harm, and opportunities to use this moment to build support for a broad and inclusive care agenda.

• Speakers:
  Amber Christ  (Justice in Aging)
• Dessa Cosma (Detroit Disability Power)
• Sharon Parrott (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• Jaimie Worker (Caring Across Generations)
   

This event is hosted by:

Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund, Economic Opportunity Funders, Heising-Simons Foundation, Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Tax Equity Funders Network, and the Women’s Funding Network

Event Co-sponsors:

Asset Funders Network, Better Taxes for a Better America, Children, Youth & Family Funders Roundtable, Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, Grantmakers in Aging, and Grantmakers In Health