Tag: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Eleven states have passed laws related to the Education Freedom Tax Credit in 2026
Eleven states have passed laws in 2026 related to the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), which goes into effect in 2027. These bills take various actions that shape how or if a state will participate in the program. Of the 31 total states that have indicated they will participate in the EFTC, legislatures in eight…
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U.S. Treasury previews guidance for federal Education Freedom Tax Credit scholarship program
On June 10, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a preview of the forthcoming guidance implementing the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) scholarship program, which is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. President Donald Trump (R) enacted the tax credit as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The statute…
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Department of Education issues regulation modifying federal student loan programs
On May 1, the Department of Education issued a final rule that overhauls federal graduate student borrowing limits, parental borrowing limits, and replaces current income-driven repayment plans. This regulation, the majority of which will go into effect on July 1, 2026, implements some of the changes that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made…
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Idaho governor signs Medicaid work requirements bill requiring three months of compliance before enrollment
A previous version of this story included an error stating that Idaho was the only state requiring three months of compliance with Medicaid work requirements prior to enrollment. Indiana also recently passed a bill that requires this. On April 10, 2026, Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed House Bill 913 establishing Medicaid work requirements in…
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USDA guidance in response to litigation reinstates SNAP benefits for some ABAWDs
On Feb. 26, 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent guidance to state agencies reversing its November 2025 termination of 18 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirement waivers. The reversal came as a result of ongoing litigation that challenged the early termination of these waivers. All of the waivers that the USDA's…
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Mandatory Medicaid work requirements are coming, what do they look like now?
The 2025 budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), established mandatory work requirements for certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients beginning in 2027. By creating a federal mandate, the OBBBA significantly changed the national landscape of Medicaid work requirements and states must respond by designing and implementing systems to comply, or risk losing federal…
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Budget reconciliation bill changes SNAP and Medicaid work requirements
President Donald Trump (R) signed the budget reconciliation bill — H.R. 1 — known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4. The bill contains provisions requiring states to implement work requirements for Medicaid by Jan. 1, 2027, and alters the exemptions from the able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) work…