DATE:
June 24, 2025
09
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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RESPONDING TO POTENTIAL FEDERAL IMPACTS FROM THE "ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT" TO PROTECT FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING, AND HEALTHCARE AND WAIVE BOARD POLICY A-72 (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", is now moving through Congress and represents a significant rollback of long-standing federal commitments-shifting hundreds of millions in new costs and adding new administrative burdens onto local governments like the County of San Diego. This bill is poised to dismantle essential supports for food, housing, and healthcare, just as the community's needs continue to grow.
San Diegans rely on these federal programs-funded by our own tax dollars-to stay fed, housed, and healthy. If enacted, this bill will directly impact our most vulnerable populations. Families will face longer Medi-Cal renewal times and added reporting requirements, putting children, seniors, and people with disabilities at greater risk of delayed or lost coverage.
Meanwhile, proposed cuts to federal housing and homelessness programs-including a 44 percent reduction to HUD funding-threaten core safety net services. More than 10,000 Section 8 vouchers in San Diego County could be affected, as well as rental assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS and for formerly homeless residents. Behavioral health providers also face steep reductions to substance use and mental health funding as the need for crisis services grows. Proposed cuts to nutrition assistance programs like SNAP could leave thousands of local families struggling to put food on the table-particularly the thousands of seniors and children who rely on these programs to keep food on the table.
Together, these federal actions threaten to erode years of progress in reducing hunger, preventing homelessness, and maintaining access to healthcare.
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