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House GOP Faces Delays on Trump Agenda Bill as Medicaid and Tax Disputes Persist

Key committee markups are postponed, pushing the Memorial Day deadline to early July, while Senate Republicans signal plans to amend the bill.

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FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
U.S. flag and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson looks on during the signing of the Laken Riley Act, alongside members of the Georgia delegation, in the Speaker’s ceremonial office on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Overview

  • House Republicans are working to consolidate President Trump’s tax cuts, border funding, and spending reductions into a single reconciliation bill.
  • Disputes over Medicaid reforms and raising the SALT deduction cap have delayed markups in the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees.
  • The Homeland Security Committee has approved $69 billion in new spending, including $46.5 billion for border wall construction, while other committees are still finalizing their portions.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson has shifted the House’s target for passing the bill from Memorial Day to early July, with Senate Republicans expected to revise the legislation further.
  • The reconciliation process allows the bill to bypass a Senate filibuster, but disagreements over deficit reduction targets and Trump’s tax priorities continue to complicate progress.