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Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-12): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ12/PLAW-119publ12.pdf</description>
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Sources: CRS background: https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IN/PDF/IN12451/IN12451.3.pdf | Bill page and text: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr82</description>
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Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1582/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-27): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ27/PLAW-119publ27.pdf</description>
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      <description>Alex and Jordan explain what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act actually does, from the tax changes to Medicaid and food assistance, based on Congressional Research Service summaries and Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-21): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.pdf</description>
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