Tell your Senators: Vote NO the Big Ugly Bill! Protect the Judiciary!
Updated on 6.10.2025 to reflect new updates to the bill.
Call BOTH of your Senators.
Call Script
My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _______. I am a member of Indivisible SF.
I am calling today to urge Senator to VOTE NO and speak out and strongly condemn the Republican “reconciliation” bill that would prevent court injunctions against this Administration from being enforced. We need our federal courts to be able to find this lawless Administration in contempt.
This bill will take health insurance and food assistance away from tens of millions of people, makes tax cuts for the rich, and includes clauses shielding Trump and his administration from the consequences of violating court orders.
Background
Judiciary:
The change: House Republicans have inserted language into the big “ugly” bill that states that federal courts may not “enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order” unless at the beginning of the case the plaintiff pays a security bond. American citizens would be required to provide a security bond when the government violates their constitutional rights. That would make it too expensive for people to sue the Trump administration when they want to make constitutional challenges.
Who will like it: The Trump administration. If the bill passes as it is written, it would shield Trump and people in his administration from “the consequences of violating court orders” because (as mentioned in the New York Times) it would become too expensive to sue.
Who won’t like it: Anyone who needs to sue the Trump administration to stop unlawful and unconstitutional activity.
Speeding Medicaid work reporting requirements
The change: The bill already includes new Medicaid work reporting requirements that are expected to kick at least 8.6 million Americans off their health insurance—without actually promoting employment. The current bill implements those requirements in 2029. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said this morning that this is likely changing to 2027. Punchbowl similarly reported a new implementation date of December 31, 2026.
Who will like it: Far-right Republicans.
Who won’t like it: Swing district Republicans.
Medicaid formula changes
The change: Reporting indicates far-right members continue to push for changes to Medicaid’s fundamental funding structure. While details about these talks are scarce, messing with that formula in the ways Republicans have proposed could have enormous implications: one Kaiser Family Foundation estimate found that 20 million people could lose their health insurance—a quarter of the people who get their health care through Medicaid today.
Who will like it: Far-right Republicans.
Who won’t like it: Swing district Republicans.
State and local tax (SALT) deduction cap increase
The change: Right now, the bill raises the SALT deduction limit from the current $10,000 to $30,000 and restricts the ability to take that full tax deduction to people making under $400,000. Without congressional action, the cap on SALT deductions will expire completely at the end of the year. At least five GOP members want to see a higher cap and could oppose the bill without one. Note that their threats might be more credible than others’: several GOP members opposed the 2017 Trump tax package over SALT.
Who will like it: Republicans from states like New York, New Jersey, and California.
Who won’t like it: Far-right Republicans, and perhaps others whose states don’t benefit much from this tax deduction.
Quicker end to clean energy tax credits
The change: The current bill phases out certain existing clean energy tax credits over time, with several winding down starting in 2029. Republicans are reportedly considering cutting all clean energy incentives off in 2028. The bill is already expected to raise Americans’ energy bills and kill tens of thousands of clean energy jobs in its current form.
Who will like it: Far-right Republicans.
Who won’t like it: More than a dozen Republicans who already are concerned about the bill’s rollback of clean energy incentives.
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