Here's a breakdown of the legislation, as well as what some political leaders are saying about the immigration bill, which has passed in the state senate.

Dubey told Newsweek that many wealthy Indian immigrants split their financial assets, with roughly 70 percent staying in the U.S. and 30 percent going back to India. Since the first proposal of a remittance tax, there has been a steady outflow of money from the U.S. as immigrants look to avoid taxation at a later time when they head home for good.

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, who represents Kentucky's 6th District including Lexington, championed President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and secured votes to get it passed.

Northwest Ohio political leaders offered their takes on the pending legislation. Ken Colley, character actor best known as the admiral of the Death Squadron in Star Wars The No. 1 Pizza Chain in the U.S., According to a Study Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea with only 6 of 25 aboard found

WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Senate Republicans on July 1 passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, without any Democratic support and losing three members of their ranks.

The budget bill narrowly approved by the Senate on Tuesday includes massive funding infusions — roughly $150 billion — toward immigration and border enforcement. If passed, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will cement President Trump’s hard-line legacy on immigration.

Democratic sponsors call masking tactics a "clear attempt" to compound "fear and chaos—and to avoid accountability."

House Speaker Johnson says President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will help the GOP in the midterms. Key Senate races are now in the spotlight as Republicans aim to hold their slim majority in 2026.