Things Blake Worked On
Immigration and Defense
SNAP & USDA
Education
Medicaid
Energy & The Environment
100

The Child Tax Credit was increased to this amount

$2,200

100

ICE was given this much money in the bill for the construction and maintenance of detention centers

45 Billion

100

Discontinuation of the 45Z tax credit on biofuels from this country is a win for domestic biofuel crop producers

China

100

Your eligibility for these student loans could depend on the median income of those with your degree after graduation. 

Federal student loans

100
Those who don't receive exemptions must work, volunteer, or spend this much time on education to qualify for medicaid 
80 hours a month or 20 hours a week
100

The bill creates incentives for domestic production of this key renewable energy component through ruling that projects must certify that no components are sourced from or influenced by entities from countries like China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea

Solar Panels

200

The bill allows tax exempt distributed from these saving accounts to be use in post-secondary education. 

529 Savings Accounts
200

The bill allocates this amount of money for State and local capabilities to detect, identify, track, or monitor threats from unmanned aircraft systems.

500 Million

200

The new age range regarded as ABAWD (Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents) 

18-64 (previously 18-54)

200

You can donate up to this dollar amount toward scholarship organizations and be eligible for a tax credit

$1700

200

The OBBB work requirements are only imposed on this age range

19-64 years old

200

The OBBB accelerates the phaseout of this tax credit, which allows homeowners to deduct 30% of the cost of installing solar panels from their federal taxes.

The Residential Clean Energy Credit

300

Blake helped renew this program that aims to make important enhancements in rural distressed communities 

the Opportunity Zone Program

300

This agency is getting a large amount of funding for security projects relating to the 2026 World Cup, the 2028 Olympics, and the Operation Stonegarden grant program. 

FEMA

300

The amount of time allowed by federal regulations for states to implement SNAP eligibility updates

4 months

300

Private school choice vouchers saw a significant win with this provision in the OBBBA

Tax credits for scholarship donations

300

To combat concerns of potential issues with Medicaid cuts, the OBBB allocated $50 Billion ($10 billion annually to be administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to this program

The Rural Health Transformation Program

300
Credits for battery storage, hydro, geothermal, carbon capture, clean fuel and this well known energy producer remain available despite other green energy cuts

Nuclear 

400

On his website, Blake claimed this amount of jobs would be added due to growth in American production. 

300,000

400

The bill gives 4.5 billion dollars to the department of defense to expand the production of these aircraft. 

B-21 Long Range Bombers 

(Extra Credit to anyone who can name what company makes these)

400

This agricultural industry saw boosts in support and program funding 

The dairy industry

400

This federal grant program was expanded to cover short-term job-training programs 

Pell Grants

400

Of those estimated to lose Medicaid coverage by 2034, this many are illegal immigrants

1.4 Million

400

In Utah and 8 other named states, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of this many oil and gas lease sales available land in each state

4

500

The bill gives federal income tax exempt status for service members in these regions deemed dangerous (just name at least one). 

The Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad

500

The bill provides significant funding for our command over these two oceans

The Pacific and Indian Oceans

500

Entrants from these two countries will continue to be guaranteed SNAP benefits 

Cuba and Haiti

500

Private universities with endowments greater than this dollar amount will now be taxed at 8%

$2 million (per FTE)

500

According to the Budget Committee, The OBB saves states this much in Medicaid spending

$13.1 Million
500

The OBBB states that the Secretary of the Interior shall immediately resume these quarterly lease sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act

Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

600

The payment reporting threshold for 1099-MISC tax forms was increased from $600 to this number 

$2,000

600
New ICE Agents will be given a signing bonus of they commit to working with the agency for at least this many years. 

5 years

600

These groups are exempt from work requirements for SNAP (Name 2). 

Citizens unable to work due to physical or mental disability, Pregnant Mothers, Citizens that live with someone under 14 years old, Citizens that live in an area with high unemployment rates where SNAP requirements have been waved.

600

Graduate students make up 15% of all higher education enrollment in the US, but account for this percentage of student debt

40%

600
(There are many but name five for points) Exemptions to the Medicaid work requirement that are explicitly stated in the bill are...

See List

600

The OBBB eliminated the Residential Clean Energy Credit for solar and battery systems installed after this date

December 31st, 2025

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