Fact Check: Does Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives POTUS the power to delay or cancel elections?
WASHINGTON, DC: The House of Representatives passed the HR 1 bill, also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act, on May 22, which would enact President Donald Trump’s taxation and spending priorities. The legislation will now be considered in the Senate, where the Republican majority would apply its changes, The Guardian reported.
Recently, a post claiming that the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act contains a provision allowing the president to delay or cancel elections has made the rounds on social media. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.
Claim: Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' gives POTUS power to delay or cancel elections
Several social media users claimed that the "One Big Beautiful Bill" contained a provision that would allow the president to "delay or cancel elections — legally."
Users on Facebook and Reddit shared the same post on their accounts, which read, "If this passes, we won't have another election." It contained a list of points of what would happen if the Senate passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and Trump signed it.
The first point on the list read, "He can delay or cancel elections — legally."
Notably, there were many changes inside the bill, which passed the House by just one vote. It has not been passed by the Republican-controlled Senate as of now. The bill also faced major pushback from Democrats.
Fact Check: False, the bill does not contain any such provision
The claims made in the online posts are false, as there are no provisions in the bill that would match the description in the online post, according to fact-checking outlet Snopes.
Moreover, the bill's table of contents gives a brief description of what each section does.
For example, Title IV (Energy and Commerce), Subtitle B (Environment), Part 1 (Repeals and Recissions), contains a list of laws the bill will repeal, including Section 42106, "Repeal and rescission relating to funding to address air pollution at schools," Snopes reported.
Similarly, Title IV, Subtitle D (Health), Part 1 (Medicaid), Subpart b ("preventing wasteful spending") includes Section 44125, "Prohibiting Federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender transition procedures for minors."
However, nothing in the bill's table of contents seemed like it would give the POTUS power to delay or cancel elections.
What Donald Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' would do
Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act after taking office in 2017. It lowered taxes, increased the standard deduction for all taxpayers, and benefited high earners mostly.
However, those provisions will expire after 2025, but the "Big Beautiful Bill" would make them permanent, and increase the standard deduction by $1,000 for individuals, $1,500 for heads of households, and $2,000 for married couples, albeit only through 2028, according to The Guardian.
Moreover, the bill creates many new tax exemptions, many of which come from promises Trump made during his campaign in 2024. Taxpayers will now be able to write off income from tips and overtime, and interest on loans for cars assembled in the US.
Similarly, people aged 65 and above will be eligible for an additional deduction of $4,000, provided their adjusted gross income does not exceed $75,000 for single filers or $150,000 for married couples, as per the bill.
