H.R. 1 Implementation
Resources for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments working to implement public benefits policy and system changes created through H.R. 1 enacted July 4, 2025.
Creating compliant services that reduce harm
H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) has significant historic changes to public benefits, including:
- Creating work requirements in Medicaid and adjusting them in SNAP;
- Requiring states to cost share SNAP benefits based on error rates;
- Changes in which immigration status groups are eligible for SNAP and Medicaid;
- Increasing frequency of eligibility verification in SNAP and Medicaid;
- Requiring states to check for cross-state Medicaid enrollment and against the Master Death File;
- Prohibiting any increase in the Thrifty Food Plan; and
- Changes in funding for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
This page contains resources on implementation priorities that can help governments create services that are compliant with H.R.1 and reduce harm to beneficiaries.
H.R. 1 Analysis + Impact
Estimated Effects of Public Law 119-21 on Participation and Benefits Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
This report provides supplemental estimates on how Public Law 119-21—tied to H.R. 1—will affect SNAP participation, benefits, and state administrative costs over 2025–2034.
Implementing Benefits Eligibility + Enrollment Systems: State Responses to H.R. 1
This report summarizes insights from interviews with seven states on how they are adapting integrated eligibility and enrollment (IEE) systems in response to sweeping federal changes to SNAP and Medicaid under H.R. 1.
Human Services Work Requirement Crosswalk as Impacted by the Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA/H.R. 1)
This crosswalk compares provisions in H.R. 1 with existing human services policies, focusing on how proposed federal work requirements could affect programs like TANF, SNAP, and Medicaid.
State-Authored H.R. 1 Analysis + Impact
Oregon’s Estimated Impacts of H.R. 1
This report provides an initial fiscal analysis of how H.R. 1 (the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) will affect the state’s federally funded programs across agencies, estimating multi-billion-dollar reductions in SNAP, Medicaid, education, and infrastructure revenues.
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management Analysis of Federal H.R. 1 Impacts
This memorandum summarizes the fiscal and programmatic impacts of Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1 – “One Big Beautiful Bill”) on the state, detailing major provisions related to SNAP, Medicaid, higher education, taxation, and other federally funded programs.
Arizona Department of Economic Security FY 2027 Budget Request
This budget request details ADES’s FY2027 funding priorities—including developmental disability services, child care, IT modernization, and compliance with H.R. 1—and outlines projected fiscal impacts, caseload growth, and programmatic needs across the state
SNAP Payment Error Rate (PER) Resources
SNAP Changes Will Upend State Budgets
This blog analyzes how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will dramatically shift SNAP costs onto state governments, projecting massive budget increases and fiscal strain.
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
This blog discusses how the “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) contains provisions that undermine SNAP and warns that states will be burdened by its fiscal and administrative impact.
SNAP: Keys to Payment Accuracy
This guide outlines key strategies, definitions, and procedures for improving SNAP payment accuracy and reducing quality control (QC) error rates across states.
Medicaid Work Requirements Resources
Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Implementation Planning Milestones
This milestone table outlines a detailed roadmap for states to implement mandatory Medicaid work reporting requirements under H.R. 1 by January 1, 2027.
Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements: A Guide for States
This guide explains how states can implement new Medicaid work requirements introduced by H.R. 1, focusing on minimizing harm to eligible clients while preparing for compliance by 2027.
SNAP & Medicaid Work Requirements Service Blueprints
This file contains two, state-agnostic service blueprints that visualize how the new work requirements policy passed as part of H.R. 1 impacts the process of applying for, determining, and maintaining eligibility for SNAP and Medicaid benefits.
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