Our healthcare, food security, education, scientific research, public lands, and economic future are too important to sacrifice.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) made huge changes to federal tax policy, Medicaid, SNAP, federal lands, scientific research, higher education, student loans, and essential assistance programs.

This petition calls on Congress to repeal the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or pass legislation reversing provisions that threaten economic security, educational opportunity, healthcare access, agricultural independence, and essential public resources.

YOUR SIGNATURE CAN HELP MAKE THIS ISSUE HEARD.

WHY IS THIS PETITION IMPORTANT: 

It tells congress that many of us believe that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is harmful. It also tells them that the following are important:

1. We all deserve a government that works for the betterment of the people. 
2. Families deserve affordable health care.
3. Children should not go hungry..
4. Adults should have opportunities to return to school and pay back their student loans without it bankrupting their households. 
5. College, Graduate and professional education should be for everyone and not only for people with wealthy families.
6. 1890 land-grant institutions deserve the federal funding and support established under law.
7. Domestic agricultural production and food security deserve sustained investment.
8. Public lands and natural resources deserve responsible protection.
9. The wealthiest people in the country should not have the highest tax cuts. 
10. Defense and immigration funding should not be at the levels established in the bill. 

WHAT IS IN THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT:

1. The OBBBA makes permanent many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs bill that were originally scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The long term consequences are  concerning as it places tax cuts for the wealthiest of Americans and increases the tax burden on everyone else. 
2. The OBBBA made sweeping changes to the federal student loan funding.  It significantly restructured federal loan limits, repayment plans, and grant eligibility increasing educational burden and limiting higher education opportunities. It established new Federal Student Loan limits borrowed for all levels of study. It created new loan adjustments for students with less than full time enrollment (schedule of reduction). It limited yearly Federal Pell Grant amounts for undergraduate students. It limited Federal Parent PLUS loans and added new caps. It eliminated the Federal Graduate PLUS Loan program for Graduate and Professional students.  It redefined  and limited the definition of Professional student. It removed and established new and limited repayment options. 
3. The OBBBA removed/rescinded funding for programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create/ finance clean energy products and technologies. It also rescinded funding for programs to address air pollution, renewable energy, and grant funding to disadvantage communities to address, monitor, and reduce air pollutants at schools and other low income and disadvantaged areas.
4. The OBBBA significantly reduced Medicaid funding and imposed stricter eligibility criteria. Beneficiaries must now re-enroll every six months, and adults with children aged 15 or older must complete at least 80 hours per month of work or volunteer service to remain eligible.
5. In the OBBBA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was modified to require state co-funding beginning in 2027, transitioning from a fully federally funded model. Eligibility requirements were also changed: adults under the age of 65, including those with dependents aged 14 or older, must work a minimum of 80 hours per month to qualify.
6. The OBBBA  moved and decreased funding for 1890 land grant institutions. The 1890 Land-Grant Universities  are essential American institutions established to expand agricultural education, scientific research, agricultural innovation, and economic opportunity for communities historically denied access to higher education and federal resources.  Their responsibilities extend far beyond the classroom. Through USDA-supported Cooperative Extension offices and programs, these institutions provide valuable, often free or low-cost, educational resources and technical assistance to farmers, families, rural communities, small agricultural businesses, and the general public.
7. The OBBA created provisions that threaten the protection and responsible stewardship of public lands. 
8. The OBBBA substantially increased defense and immigration enforcement spending. It allocated $150 billion to military programs, including the Golden Dome missile defense initiative. Funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is scheduled to rise from $10 billion to $100 billion by 2029.

We call upon the United States Congress to:

1. Introduce and pass legislation repealing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, Public Law 119-21  reversing its harmful provisions.
2. Restore protections and funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and essential assistance programs.
3. Reconsider tax provisions and ensure greater economic fairness and accountability.
4. Restore and protect federal investments in scientific and medical research.
5. Reverse student loan restrictions that create unreasonable barriers for parents, adult learners, graduate students, and professional degree candidates.
6. Reinstate and protect federal funding commitments to 1890 Land-Grant Universities in accordance with applicable federal law.
7. Protect USDA Cooperative Extension offices, community agricultural education, and research programs that support domestic food production.
8. Protect public lands and natural resources.
9. Reduce or remove defense and immigration enforcement funding established in the bill.
10. Conduct transparent public hearings and assess the law's economic and social

We are asking our elected representatives to listen to the people they represent and take meaningful legislative action.

We want a country that invests in its people, honors its legal commitments, protects educational opportunity, supports scientific discovery, strengthens domestic agriculture, and provides a foundation for economic security.

We want a future in which opportunity is not determined by wealth, healthcare is not out of reach, hunger is not ignored, and historically underserved institutions are not left behind.

We want our universities, agricultural research programs, and Cooperative Extension offices to continue providing the knowledge and services that strengthen communities and help feed our nation.

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OUR VOICES MATTER. OUR COMMUNITIES MATTER. OUR FUTURE MATTERS.