Top House Budget Writer Pushes for Second 'Big Beautiful Bill'

GOP congressman calls for new reconciliation package to build momentum ahead of midterms

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) is calling for Republicans to pass a new budget reconciliation package in 2026 as a follow-up to the One Big Beautiful Act signed into law last summer. Arrington says the new package would focus on making housing and healthcare more affordable, helping American manufacturers, and rooting out fraud in federal programs.

Why it matters

The push for a second 'Big Beautiful Bill' would allow Republicans to capitalize on their current trifecta in Washington before a potential shift in power after the 2022 midterm elections. Reconciliation gives the GOP the ability to pass legislation without Democratic support, making it a powerful tool to advance their agenda.

The details

Arrington said the new package would be 'probably not as big and comprehensive' as the previous One Big Beautiful Act, but 'every bit as important in its impact, on the things that we need to do to grow the economy, bring prices down, put more money in people's pockets.' He added that congressional Republicans will need to unify around a legislative package before moving forward with the Trump administration.

  • The One Big Beautiful Act was signed into law last summer.
  • Arrington made the comments on Wednesday, February 12, 2026.

The players

Jodey Arrington

Republican congressman from Texas and chairman of the House Budget Committee.

Donald Trump

Former president whose administration Arrington says the new package would need to align with.

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What they’re saying

“It's an unprecedented opportunity for us. It's the most consequential tool the American people are counting for us.”

— Jodey Arrington, House Budget Committee Chairman (wect.com)

“I think it is an opportunity for 'Big Beautiful' part two. Probably not as big and comprehensive, but I think every bit as important in its impact, on the things that we need to do to grow the economy, bring prices down, put more money in people's pockets. And that's the goal here.”

— Jodey Arrington, House Budget Committee Chairman (wect.com)

What’s next

Arrington said congressional Republicans will have to unify around a legislative package before moving forward with the Trump administration. The judge in the case will decide on Tuesday whether or not to allow Walker Reed Quinn out on bail.

The takeaway

The push for a second 'Big Beautiful Bill' highlights the Republican party's strategy to capitalize on their current control of Congress and the White House before a potential shift in power after the 2022 midterm elections. The use of reconciliation gives the GOP a powerful tool to advance their agenda without Democratic support.