H.R. 1 Signed into Law: a Major Win for U.S. Manufacturers
By Omar Nashashibi | July 17, 2025
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In a sweeping legislative victory for American manufacturers, on July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1—the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”—marking the most significant tax overhaul for manufacturers in years. At the heart of the legislation is the restoration of immediate R&D expensing, retroactive to January 1, 2025. Small businesses with gross […]
About the Author
Omar Nashashibi
Omar S. Nashashibi is the Founder of Inside Beltway, a nonpartisan lobbying and strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Having worked in the nation’s capital for over twenty-five years, Mr. Nashashibi provides strategic consulting services to companies while also lobbying the White House and Congress on behalf of manufacturing, associations, defense firms, nonprofits, and other sectors. He works with policymakers on trade, taxes, environmental and workplace regulations, supply chains, job training and identifying grants and funding to support projects. Having started his career in Washington D.C. in 1996, Mr. Nashashibi worked for the Office of Management and Budget, a branch of the White House, a large multi-state law firm, and founded a previous lobbying firm in 2005. He graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he studied Political Science and International Affairs.
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