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House Passes Trump’s $4.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package Before Independence Day

Republicans overcame internal dissent through overnight lobbying to send the 887-page bill to Donald Trump’s desk ahead of his July 4 deadline

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., prepares to gavel in the House chamber for final passage of President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Overview

  • The final House vote was 218-214, with only Reps. Thomas Massie and Brian Fitzpatrick joining Democrats in opposing the measure
  • President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson led closed-door negotiations to secure critical GOP votes late Wednesday and early Thursday
  • The legislation extends roughly $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over a decade, including exemptions for tips and overtime pay
  • It offsets revenue by cutting about $1.2 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP through new work requirements and by rolling back green energy credits
  • The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects the bill will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit and leave nearly 12 million more people uninsured by 2034