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Senate Republicans Scramble to Revise Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Before July 4

Lawmakers face razor’s-edge negotiations after the Senate parliamentarian struck key provisions from the tax and spending package.

The doors to the Senate Parliamentarian's office are seen in the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate Finance Committee began its "Byrd Bath," a review process of U.S. President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill" Act. This process refers to a specific review of legislation named after the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV).
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on his way to The Hague, to join world leaders gathering in the Netherlands for a two-day NATO summit. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Overview

  • The Senate is pursuing passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill through budget reconciliation to bypass the 60-vote requirement and meet a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
  • Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled more than a dozen provisions noncompliant, forcing GOP leaders to strip or rewrite measures targeting the CFPB, federal court injunctions, SNAP funding and environmental rules.
  • Divisions have intensified as deficit hawks demand deeper spending cuts and Medicaid reforms while moderates press to protect rural hospitals and maintain coverage levels.
  • Senate negotiators are haggling over state and local tax deduction caps, freezes on Medicaid provider taxes and other tweaks in closed-door meetings with the parliamentarian.
  • President Trump and top GOP leaders have urged senators to stay in Washington until a revised bill clears both chambers and lands on the president’s desk.