HR1054: HR1054 House Study Committee on the Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; create

This resolution responds to the federal budget law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), signed on July 4, 2025, which the resolution says cuts and restructures federal spending that flows to states. Because Georgia depends on federal money as part of its budget, the resolution's preamble warns that these federal changes could pressure the state's general fund and shift costs to local governments and residents. To address this, the resolution creates the House Study Committee on the Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Speaker of the House would appoint five members and the state auditor would appoint two, with the Speaker naming a chairperson. The committee would study the fiscal effects described above and could recommend legislation. It would be funded through existing House appropriations, and legislative members would receive standard per diem allowances for up to five days unless more are authorized. The committee must file any report before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on the Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) to examine federal budget changes affecting Georgia.
• Sets committee membership at seven: five appointed by the Speaker of the House and two by the state auditor, with a Speaker-designated chairperson.
• Directs the committee to study federal funding reductions to healthcare, education, housing, and infrastructure and recommend legislation if needed.
• Authorizes legislative members to receive standard state allowances (O.C.G.A. Code Section 28-1-8) for up to five meeting days unless more are approved.
• Funds the committee's work from money already appropriated to the House of Representatives rather than new funding.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026, after which no further reports may be filed unless approved beforehand.

The resolution directly affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives who would serve on or fund the committee, and indirectly touches anyone relying on state-supported healthcare, education, housing, or infrastructure programs that depend on federal funding.

If federal funding for programs like healthcare, education, and housing shrinks as the resolution describes, Georgia lawmakers would have a formal committee dedicated to studying the fallout and proposing state-level responses before the committee's work ends in December 2026.

• Paragraph (1) formally creates the House Study Committee on the Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
• Paragraph (2) sets the committee at seven members, five chosen by the Speaker and two by the state auditor, with a Speaker-appointed chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying federal funding issues and recommending any needed legislation.
• Paragraph (5) ties member allowances to O.C.G.A. Code Section 28-1-8 and caps paid days at five unless more are authorized, funded from existing House appropriations.
• Paragraph (6) lays out reporting rules, requiring majority committee approval before any report or legislative recommendation can be filed with the Clerk of the House.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-01-29House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-27House Hopper (House)

• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)Primary sponsor
• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)
• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)
• Tanya Miller (D, HD-062)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)
• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)

• state budget
• federal funding cuts
• legislative study committee
• healthcare funding
• education funding