The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled a monthlong organizing campaign during Congress’s August recess to highlight opposition to the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Dubbed “Organizing Summer,” the effort, which was announced on Friday, Aug. 1, combines voter outreach, digital advertising, and a new leadership training program aimed at battleground House and Senate districts.
The campaign will launch with a national “Weekend of Action” this weekend, sending more than 1,000 volunteers into 35 target congressional districts.
Activities will include phone banks, door-to-door canvassing, town halls, and mobile billboard trucks at county fairs in Pennsylvania’s Eighth District, Michigan’s Seventh District, and New Jersey’s Seventh District.
“As Democrats, our job is to ensure that every American across the country understands the devastating impacts of this bill. That’s why the DNC is mobilizing this August recess—starting with our weekend of action and continuing throughout the month,” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in an e-mailed statement.
Throughout August, Democrats will hold events in key states and districts, including in Alaska on August 1, a Colorado town hall with former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords on Aug. 6, an Iowa Democratic Party town hall on Aug. 9 with Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and on Aug. 29 at the Maryland State Fair.
In addition to field activity, the DNC said it is launching a year-round training program for campaign staff, organizers, and potential candidates.
The National Training Team will offer multi-day bootcamps, virtual workshops, and management coaching in collaboration with state parties and outside groups. To date, the committee says more than 800 people have completed the training, and a data bootcamp for state party directors is scheduled for next week.
“We’re gearing up to hold events in key House and Senate targets, and we’re ready to fight back against Republicans in places all across the country that haven’t been competed in recently,” said Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC) Chair Jane Kleeb.
“It’s time to mobilize, fight, and win. That’s what the DNC and ASDC’s August recess programming aims to do.”
Digital ads will target four additional House Republicans—Andy Barr of Kentucky’s Sixth District, Max Miller of Ohio’s Seventh District, Jen Kiggans of Virginia’s Second District, and Ashley Hinson of Iowa’s Second District—to drive participation in local events. Paid media buys will also run in battleground Senate states.
The DNC says the campaign will activate on the ground and online across midterm battlegrounds, combining postcard drops, text-banking, social media outreach, and volunteer training. Organizers plan to work in partnership with state parties, county fairs, and community groups.
The committee says it will continue similar efforts through the fall as part of a broader strategy to contest Republican policy priorities.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last month, made the 2017 tax cuts permanent. It also included tax breaks on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security income, and allocated funding for defense and border security. Republican leaders say that the bill will streamline government and stimulate economic growth, and that without it, most families will soon face a tax increase.
