HOW TO REPEAL BBB

Repealing the “Big Beautiful Bill”: Can Democrats Undo the Trump Blueprint in 2029?

Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, a sweeping package of legislative and regulatory changes, was never just policy. It was a statement of dominance: a restructuring of American government, economics, and civil life to cement minority rule by the wealthy and powerful. It was rushed through with unapologetic arrogance, tailored to serve oligarchs, gut public services, roll back civil liberties, and centralize power under a cult of personality.

With the possibility of Democratic control in 2029, the question looms: Can it be undone?

The answer is yes, but not easily, and not all at once. What Trump and his supporters enacted was not a single bill, it was a long-term architecture for autocracy. Dismantling it will take more than a majority vote. It will require discipline, courage, and a strategy that acknowledges the scale of the damage.

1. The Power of Repeal, With Control of Congress and the White House

If Democrats control the House, Senate, and the presidency in 2029, they can introduce new legislation to repeal or replace the provisions in Trump’s bill. But this will only work if they have:

• A working majority in the House,
• At least 50 Senate seats and a Democratic vice president to break ties,
• Or 60 Senate seats to bypass the filibuster.

In other words, they’ll need unity and urgency.

2. Using Budget Reconciliation for Speed

For budget-related provisions, like tax giveaways to billionaires or funding cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Democrats can use budget reconciliation, which allows passage in the Senate with a simple majority. This process helped pass the Affordable Care Act and the Biden American Rescue Plan.

However, reconciliation is limited:

• It can only be used once per budget cycle.
• It must involve items that have a direct budgetary impact.
• It cannot include unrelated policy measures (thanks to the “Byrd Rule”).

So while reconciliation could help reverse Trump’s tax code shifts or restore gutted social funding, it won’t touch regulatory rollbacks or civil service purges.

3. Rolling Back Regulations with the Congressional Review Act (CRA)

If Trump’s government implemented regulations late in his second term, Democrats in 2029 could use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn them quickly with a simple majority. This tool is time-sensitive—only applicable within a 60-legislative-day window of the regulation’s finalization.

But the CRA only applies to regulations, not laws. And once used, it prohibits reissuing a “substantially similar” rule. So while useful, it’s a scalpel, not a sword.

4. Counter-Legislation: Rebuilding, Not Just Repealing

Even if Democrats cannot repeal every part of Trump’s legacy outright, they can counter it with affirmative legislation:

• Restore protections for federal workers,
• Reinstate environmental and civil rights regulations,
• Expand public education and healthcare access,
• Legislate voting rights and democratic reforms.

This won’t simply be about going back to “before Trump.” It must be about going forward, offering a new vision grounded in justice, equality, and democratic renewal.

5. The Real Battle: Political Will

Perhaps the biggest challenge isn’t legal or proceduralists’ political will. Repeal requires Democrats to govern boldly, not timidly. They must abandon the myth of bipartisanship with a party still devoted to authoritarianism and minority rule. They must make the case to the American people that Trump’s bill was not a policy victory but a betrayal of the republic.

They must be willing to say:

“This wasn’t just bad law. It was immoral, undemocratic, and un-American. And we’re not going to live under it.”

If Democrats do win in 2028, the window for repeal will be brief. Trump’s plan was designed to be durable, to lock in power for a generation. Delay is defeat. Half-measures will not be enough.

The moment must be met with clarity and courage.

Because if we’ve learned anything from Project 2025 and Trump’s second term, it’s that autocracy doesn’t fade on its own. It must be dismantled, piece by piece, law by law, lie by lie.

And that begins with the repeal of the Big Beautiful Bill.

William James Spriggs