Speaking out for People with
 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

H.R.1 Passes House, Moves to Senate

H.R.1, also known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, passed the House on the morning of May 22, 2025. It has now moved to the Senate, where it has been predicted that substantial changes may be made.
The updated version of the bill may be downloaded here
The Congressional Budget Office score of the bill's costs may be found here

VOR to State Governors: Say No To Medicaid Cuts

VOR has submitted a letter to the Governor of every state, and also sent emails to the National Governors Association, the Republican Governors Association, and the Democratic Governors Association, in hopes that they will unite against making any cuts to Medicaid.
We want the Governors to understand how severely these cuts will harm their constituents in the I/DD, autism, mental health, and aging communities. We want them to realize that these cuts will futher impact their state hospital systems, as people who lose Medicaid will turn to emergency rooms far more frequently. Furthermore, Medicaid cust will further strain their own state budgets, while lowering their credit ratings and making it more diffilcult to borrow funds to build roads, schools, and infrastructure.
We ask our members to please share these resources with your own State Governors.