The Effects of H.R.1 (“One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) on Refugee Communities in Pima County Discussion/Direction/Action: Inviting Aaron Rippenkroeger, Melanie Reyes, and Meheria Habibi, International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Arizona, and Connie Phillips and Amelia Smith of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, to present to the Board of Supervisors about the effects of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” H.R.1, on refugee communities resettled here in Pima County and Arizona - including the imminent loss of supplemental nutrition benefits (SNAP) for which refugee communities have historically always been eligible. Historically speaking, supporting refugee resettlement in the United States has always been a bipartisan issue. (District 2)

Committee

Board of Supervisors

Requested by

Board of Supervisors

Introduced

October 16, 2025

On agenda

October 21, 2025

Passed

October 21, 2025

Where it was heard

Board of Supervisors Oct 21, 2025 board discussion

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