See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances

Congressional Republicans just passed President Trump’s sprawling domestic policy bill that extends and expands tax cuts, while slashing Medicaid, food benefits and clean energy initiatives to pay for them — but only partly. The bill favors the wealthy, and low-income Americans stand to lose the most.

What could the bill mean for your pocketbook? Answer these questions to learn more about the individual impacts of the wide-ranging legislation. (Your answers are not tracked by The Times.)

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At the heart of the bill is a roughly $4 trillion tax cut that extends the cuts Republicans passed in 2017. Without this extension, most Americans would see a tax increase.

These tax cuts come at a cost. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill adds $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

Do you pay federal income taxes?

Do you take the standard tax deduction?

Are you 65 or older?

Do you live in a high-tax state like California or New York?

Are you a tipped worker?

Do you receive overtime pay?

Do you plan to buy a car?

Do you pay interest on a mortgage?

Have you experienced a big loss because of a storm, fire or other disasters?

Do you donate to charity?

Do you earn more than $500,000 a year?

Do you own a business?

Do you own or are you considering buying firearms?

Are you a whaling captain or a fisher living in Alaska?

Despite reducing or eliminating certain safety net programs, the Trump administration has been exploring several options to encourage Americans to have more children, including tax cuts and other investments.

Are you planning to have a baby soon?

Will you inherit wealth or business worth $15 million or more soon?

To offset some of the tax cuts, the bill makes steep cuts to health care and food assistance benefits for low-income Americans.

Are you on Medicaid?

Do you have health insurance under Obamacare?

Do you have a health savings account, or want one?

The bill adds limits to student loan borrowing and makes changes to financial aid eligibility and uses.

Have you already taken or will soon take out federal loans for college?

Do you plan to borrow money for your child’s college education?

Do you hope to borrow money for graduate school?

Do you have a 529 savings account?

Are you filling out the FAFSA?

Do you plan to apply for a Pell Grant?

Do you or your children attend a university with a large endowment?

The bill rolls back tax credits for clean energy, a policy Mr. Trump campaigned on.

Are you planning to make energy-efficient home improvements?

Do you want to buy an electric or a plug-in hybrid vehicle?

The bill has prioritized additional funding for immigration enforcement, and specifically includes collecting more fees from certain noncitizens.

Are you a noncitizen without a green card?

Are you an immigrant who sends money abroad to friends or family?

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