Republicans who have approved the bill in one vote in each room must decide whether to agree to a final passage without the help of Democrats.
President Trump’s Big Bill passes the Senate with the help of JD Vance
President Donald Trump’s amendment bill was passed slightly by the Senate, with Vice President J.D. Vance’s vote to beat the 50-50 tie.
- The House will return at 9am to begin debate over the legislative package for Trump’s tax cuts and Medicaid cuts.
- At least two members of the Freedom Caucus, who supported the House version, Maryland’s Andy Harris and South Carolina’s Ralph Norman, are against the Senate version.
WASHINGTON – The House is set to launch discussions on President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and Medicaid cuts on July 2 to determine whether Republican leaders can graph the path to victory for the narrow majority of Congress.
Trump has urged lawmakers to send him a bill signing the law by July 4th, but he also admitted that the timeline is flexible. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana and other leaders said in a joint statement that Vice President JD Vance would “work quickly” at the voluntary deadline by approving the Senate version, which pushed the finish line up in a tiebreak vote on July 1.
“Republicans have been elected to do exactly what this bill accomplished: they have returned to governments that secure borders, permanently cut taxes, unlock American energy control, restore peace through strength, cut wasteful spending, and put Americans first.
However, the path is narrow enough and still possible to change. The House approved the first version of the bill with a vote of 215-214 in May. After four days of discussion and votes for the marathon, the Senate approved the version on July 1st with 51-50 votes, with three Republicans voting for NO and Vance defeating the tie.
Several House Republicans who supported a version of the bill, including Andy Harris of Maryland and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, said they were opposed to the Senate version. Harris and Norman are members of the House Freedom Caucus, which aims to reduce federal spending.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski of R-Alaska said the unshakable Republican who voted yes should recognize that the house is “we’re not there yet” and should do some improvements before sending it back to the Senate.
“There are two options here, so if you kill it, it’s gone,” Murkowski said.
Here’s what we know about the bill:
What time is the House vote?
House Republicans are currently voting to adopt the rules around 11am to consider President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax policy bill.
It’s a slight delay from their original plan to begin debate at 9am, and votes around 10am
That’s because thunderstorms in the Washington, DC area have brought flight routes and complicated lawmakers back to the Capitol. A handful are taking road trips or alternative routes to get back in time for the vote.
But it also helps to buy speaker Mike Johnson to quell concerns during his meeting on the bill’s massive price tag and deep cuts to Medicaid.
If the current schedule is passed, the bill will be final voted early in the afternoon, but changes may be possible. – Riley Begin
What is President Trump’s schedule today?
President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to “not push you away from the radical left Democrats” when he called for a quick passage of his Senate version of the large-scale tax and spending bill.
While Trump has no public event scheduled for July 2nd on the official presidential schedule, the president is expected to closely monitor the House minutes as the room below will take up what is called “large and beautiful bill.”
On July 1, the Senate, along with three Republican exiles, approved a 51-50 vote sweep method, as Vice President JD Vance voted for a tiebreaker.
“Our country will build wealth this year than our competitors, but only if a big beautiful bill is passed!” Trump wrote in a post about the True Society, which promoted the revenue collected by his tariffs on imports. “As they say, Trump is right about everything, and this is the easiest prediction of them all.”
“Republicans, don’t push you away from the radical left Democrats. We have all the cards, and we’re going to use them,” he said. – Joey Garrison
House committees will move Trump’s bill forward without changing
A major House committee promoted President Donald Trump’s tax bill during a late-night marathon session.
Two Republicans on the House Rules Committee — Texas Chip Roy and South Carolina’s Ralph Norman voted against it, signaling a bruise floor fight to surpass the bill’s $3.3 trillion price tag.
Members of both parties submitted more than 500 amendments to the bill, but none were adopted. The Senate version of the bill is heading towards the floor.
Now House Speakers Mike Johnson and Trump are working with arms twisted as members trickle Washington. Holdout groups, including Norman, are heading to the White House today to discuss their path with Trump.
“I’m sure he’ll be mad,” Norman told NBC News. – Riley Begin
The Rules Committee previewed the floor discussion
The Rules Committee, which sets a framework for how laws are being discussed on the House floor, provided a preview of how the discussion will unfold on July 1st.
Democrats warned of losses to the most vulnerable people through food aid and Medicaid cuts, while Republicans stressed tax cuts to help families working by not putting a burden on tips and overtime.
“This could not be a better time or a better policy to strengthen working families,” said Rep. Jodey Arrington of R-Texas, who heads the Budget Committee.
But Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle, the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, said the vote found a 2-1 margin for the bill.
“This will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, of each of our careers,” Boyle said. “I’m proud to be here. “Hell, no, let’s kill this bill.” Bad Jansen
Two GOP members of Freedom Caucus are opposed to the Senate bill
Norman, a member of the Rules Committee, said he would vote against the Senate version of the bill.
“What they did to our bill was merciless,” Norman said. “My hope is that we can go back to the drawing board and get something that’s close to what we’ve passed.”
“We report that America is opposed to the rules so that negotiations with the Senate continue,” Harris told Fox News.
“The bottom line is that this is not ready for prime time,” Harris said. “This is not going to sail the house.”
“We’ll finally get there, but I don’t think it will happen in the next few days,” Harris said.
– Riley Begin And Bart Jansen
Musk opposes the bill and threatens key challengers and GOPs
Elon Musk, a former billionaire adviser to Trump, who spent nearly $300 million last year to win the election, has denounced the bill and said he will support those who support key challengers in the GOP.
“All members of Congress who campaigned to cut government spending and quickly voted for the biggest debt increase in history should be in embarrassment and bowed their heads!” Musk wrote on social media on June 30th.
Musk manufactures Rockets with CEO of Tesla, a manufacturer of electric vehicles. Trump argues Musk will oppose the bill because the president has passed his choice to lead NASA to end the subsidies for electric vehicles.
Trump told reporters on July 1 that he would consider deporting Mask, a naturalized US citizen from South Africa. “I don’t know. I need to look,” Trump said. -Bart Jansen
