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House GOP Clears Procedural Hurdle for Trump’s Tax and Spending Bill

Facing a razor-thin majority in the House, GOP leaders have scheduled a final vote to send the legislation to Trump by his July 4 deadline.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press ahead of House vote on Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press, as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2025.
House speaker Mike Johnson during a senate vote on the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Senate approved the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by a 51-50 vote with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after an overnight session.
  • House Republicans won a key rule vote in the early hours of Thursday, setting up an up-or-down floor vote later today to meet the president’s self-imposed Independence Day timeline.
  • With just a 220-212 majority, GOP leaders cannot afford more than three defections and have held closed-door meetings to secure support from wavering conservatives.
  • Congressional Budget Office estimates show the bill would make permanent Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, add roughly $3.3 trillion to the deficit through 2034 and could strip coverage from about 12 million Americans by overhauling Medicaid.
  • The package also directs $45 billion to ICE detention centers, $14 billion for deportation operations, funding for 10,000 new agents and more than $50 billion for new border fortifications.