The Republican-led U.S. House has approved H.R. 1, which its backers call the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” GOP lawmakers say the package delivers long-sought tax relief, including a higher child tax credit of $2,200 that is indexed to inflation and made permanent, as well as expanded deductions intended to ease the financial burden on small businesses. Democrats, who have branded the legislation the “Big Ugly Bill,” contend it slashes social-safety-net programs. They cite Congressional Budget Office findings that the measure would cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for 6.7 million women, infants and children and reduce assistance for 1.2 million veterans, while also scaling back Medicaid coverage and student-loan support. Republicans have dismissed the CBO analysis as biased and unreliable. House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie and other GOP lawmakers insist the estimates overstate the bill’s fiscal impact, while Democrats argue the projections confirm that the measure favors wealthy taxpayers at the expense of low-income families.