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.