Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions in Trump's Big Beautiful Bill -- The American Prospect

[erronis]

https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-05-23-ten-sneaky-sleeper-provisions-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/

Yet more horrors are hidden in the fine print.

The headlines in the budget reconciliation bill that passed the House by one vote early Thursday morning are well known: massive tax cuts for the rich financed by crippling program cuts in Medicaid and food stamps, raising the federal debt by $3.3 trillion over a decade, and in turn spooking bond markets. But a lot of other mischief is buried in the fine print. Here are ten of the worst:

Crippling Courts. The bill, hiding behind the premise that it is an appropriations measure, prohibits any funds from being used to carry out court orders holding executive branch officials in contempt. This is designed to enable Trump and his officials to continue defying court orders. It is almost certainly unconstitutional—if courts have the nerve to say so.

Bonus for the Tax Prep Industry. The Biden administration sponsored a Direct File measure to allow taxpayers to save money by using a free IRS tool to file their tax return rather than paying commercial tax preparers. The program is now available to taxpayers in 25 states. The reconciliation bill repeals the program.

More Savaging of Migrants. The bill adds $45 billion to build immigration jails—more than 13 times ICE’s current detention budget. The bill would allow indefinite detention of immigrant children. It also adds several fees intended to harass. The measure charges families $3,500 to reunite with a child who arrived alone at the border, and a person seeking asylum will have to pay an “application fee” of at least $1,000.

Terminating the Tax Status of Nonprofits.

Blocking State Regulation of AI.

Gutting the Estate Tax.

Weakening the Child Tax Credit.

Expanding School Vouchers.

Stealth Cuts in the Affordable Care Act.

And … Support for Gun Silencers.

Most of these measures violate the principles of the budget reconciliation progress, which holds that reconciliation is limited to budget and spending and that ordinary legislation is not permissible. Many senators are unhappy with the House bill, and the Senate rules on germaneness are tighter, thanks to the Byrd Rule, which holds that “extraneous” matters may not be included in a budget bill. As the House bill heads for the Senate, the circus will continue.

But the bill will likely pass with most of the cuts intact. And as the unpopular cuts bite, the Republican Party must be held responsible in the court of public opinion.

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[Nigrum Cattus]

1. It's not "sneaky" or "sleeper" it's 100% P2025

ALL cuts are shown in P2025.
It is all right wing religious extremist (RWRE) bullshit !!!