🛑 Tell the Senate: Fix Harmful Provisions in H.R. 1

📅 Background:
On May 22, the House narrowly passed H.R. 1, a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that threatens access to essential services and burdens the nonprofit sector. While some extreme proposals were removed, the bill still includes dangerous provisions that must be addressed in the Senate.

🚨 What’s at Stake:

🩺 Medicaid Coverage at Risk
The bill adds red tape, mandates frequent eligibility checks, and requires states to enforce "what's community engagement" rules. States that don't comply could lose federal funds, putting coverage at risk for children, older adults, and people with disabilities.

🥫 SNAP Work Requirements Expanded
It expands work requirements and restricts states' ability to respond to economic hardship. Exemptions for veterans, foster youth, and unhoused individuals would expire, jeopardizing food security for millions and shifting more costs to local systems.

💸 Barriers to the Earned Income Tax Credit
Starting in 2028, families would need a certificate for each child claimed under the EITC. Missing paperwork could mean delays, denials, or multi-year bans, penalizing low-income families for minor errors.

🎓 Student Loan Limits and Lost Protections
The bill caps total loan amounts and eliminates key deferments for future borrowers. These changes would worsen nonprofit workforce shortages and make it harder for professionals to serve in human services, mental health, and education.

❗ Why It Matters

These changes would destabilize core safety net programs and overwhelm already stretched-thin nonprofits. Communities would face rising needs, with fewer resources to meet them.

✉️ Take Action

Contact your Senators and urge them to:

✅ Protect streamlined Medicaid and CHIP enrollment
✅ Preserve state flexibility in SNAP
✅ Reject new barriers to EITC access and student loan borrowing
✅ Safeguard the nonprofit sector's ability to meet rising demand

📣 Your voice as a provider, advocate, or community leader makes a difference. Speak up now.