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When President Trump signed H.R. 1, a.k.a. the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, into law in July 2025, the bill made trillions of dollars of temporary 2017 tax cuts permanent – mostly benefiting the highest-earning Americans. H.R. 1 partially pays for these tax cuts with historic cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and student loan programs – all of which will have huge impacts on children and families.
Child advocates across the nation are documenting the impacts that these vast cuts will have on kids in their states, using maps and other data visualization techniques to help people get their heads around the scope and scale of the consequences. Here are some stunning examples of how H.R. 1 will affect kids in six states: Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine, Virginia, Washington, and Pennsylvania.
Mapping the Impact
Arkansas Advocates for Children developed a “Countdown to Cuts” campaign and associated interactive maps demonstrating what Arkansas stands to lose as a result of H.R. 1. These maps are available at the county level, as well as by legislative district. These maps help to convey to legislators, partners, and other stakeholders how the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will affect Arkansans in their local communities.
This map shows how many Arkansans will lose Medicaid coverage in each legislative district due to the cuts forced by H.R. 1. Arkansas Advocates for Children also mapped loss of SNAP dollars, impacts on local hospitals, and tax impacts by household.
Connecticut Voices for Children modeled the extent to which the H.R.1 cuts would impact Connecticut’s residents and its state budget – with an impact of nearly $1 billion in FY27 alone. CT Voices for Children used this report to urge the state legislature to offset the federal cuts to health care benefits and food assistance in particular.
In Connecticut, 150,000 residents are expected to lose health insurance and 58,000 households are expected to experience substantial cuts to food assistance due to H.R. 1. In terms of annual income, the bottom 20 percent of households are estimated to lose an average of more than $1,600 in resources. In contrast, the top 10 percent of households are estimated to gain an average of more than $9,200 in resources. CT Voices for Children used a series of social media posts (see graphic) to share information about these impacts on vital programs like SNAP. Read the full report here.
Voices for Virginia’s Children produced a series of maps to visually illustrate the projected impacts to Medicaid and SNAP in Virginia following H.R.1. These maps, along with corresponding communications tools, seek to inform legislators and other stakeholders what is at stake for Virginia’s children and families in the coming years. This map details the total loss of SNAP and Medicaid dollars (by county) projected in Virginia by 2034 as a result of H.R. 1.
Specifically, Voices for Virginia’s Children plans to use these tools to advocate for protecting health care and food access across the Commonwealth, particularly in localities with large percentages of their population enrolled in Medicaid and SNAP.
Voices for Virginia’s Children also developed a provision-by-provision analysis for legislators, compiling and synthesizing research and data that demonstrate the impact that cuts will have on Virginians. Read more in their blog, “H.R.1: Costly Impacts for Young People and Families Across Virginia.”
Maine is expected to lose $3.9 billion in total SNAP and Medicaid funding by 2034. For comparison, Maine’s entire state budget totals around $13 billion per year. To illustrate the massive impacts these cuts will have on children and families, Maine Children’s Alliance developed the Visualizing H.R. 1 Cuts Data Dashboard in January 2026.
This map shows the per capita impacts of Medicaid and SNAP cuts in each county in Maine. In Washington County, for example, Mainers are projected to lose $3,391 per person in Medicaid & SNAP funding by 2034.
The Children’s Alliance created Protecting the Health of Washington’s Children: Understanding the Impacts of H.R. 1. This resource is a collection of maps, along with summaries of key health policy changes and their implementation timelines, designed to illustrate how H.R. 1 is expected to affect critical health programs for Washingtonians, with a focus on Medicaid, SNAP, and hospital access.
Nearly 2 million Washingtonians – one out of every five adults and nearly half of all children in the state – rely on Medicaid for their health coverage. This map illustrates where hospitals are at risk of closure or cutting back services across the state due to the Medicaid cuts in H.R. 1.
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children has launched an interactive series of 24 maps detailing how proposed federal cuts in H.R. 1 could impact Medicaid and SNAP coverage across the state, affecting children’s health care, food security, and family stability. Medicaid covers about 1.1 million Pennsylvania children – roughly 40% of all kids. SNAP cuts are expected to impact approximately 309,000 households with children across the state.
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children used data from the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the budgetary effects of H.R.1 to develop these maps. They also used 2024 Census data to calculate each area’s share of enrollment in Medicaid and SNAP. Their analysis includes grocery retailers across the state at risk of closure due to SNAP cuts in H.R. 1 (see map). Read more at Mapping the Cuts.
Resources for Analysis & Advocacy in Every State
There are excellent data sources available to help ensure that stakeholders and elected officials in your state understand the impacts of H.R. 1’s massive cuts on children and families’ programs and supports. In addition to the state analyses above, you can find in-depth resources from:
- Georgetown Center for Children & Families: Tracking Medicaid policy changes and cuts
- Alliance for Early Success: The OBBB Act: State-Level Advocacy Resources and Responses
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Tracking implementation of H.R. 1
- Bipartisan Policy Center: What Does the One Big Beautiful Bill Cost?
The most important part of this story is understanding the real-world impact these funding cuts will have on families and children. As these program cuts phase in, advocates will continue to lift up the voices of parents, caregivers, and youth around the nation.