House proposals will dramatically change Medicaid, food benefits, income taxes and border security, enacting President Donald Trump’s major campaign promises.
Trump’s Tax Cut Bill passes major committees and moves to the House
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill passes major committees and moves to the House vote.
- The Trump-backed bill is expected to add more than $3 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.
- If the bill becomes law, more than 7 million people who lose Medicaid compensation will lose Medicaid compensation, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
- The bill includes temporary tax cuts for slope wages and overtime.
- The proposal includes $140 billion for mass deportation and immigration enforcement.
WASHINGTON – Americans were able to see a major change in Medicaid, food stamps, border security and taxes under the broad Republican bill that passed US homes on May 22.
The proposal that President Donald Trump called the “big beautiful bill” is likely one of the most important laws passed in his second term of oval, enacting the promise of Trump’s major campaign that would eliminate workers’ hints and taxes on overtime.
It was all Democrats and two Republicans (Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio) voted against it after the debate at the end of the marathon. Republicans only had three votes to spare in closely divided homes.
It was not clear that Republicans could cross the finish line and approve a bill approved by Trump, as was May 20th.
A small number of Republicans in largely democratic states refrained from raising the tax credit limit that would benefit their members, but fiscal conservatives remained concerned about the costs of the law. The tax plan has been rattling the stock market recently as investors worry about balloon debt.
Trump met personally at a GOP meeting that morning, urging him to stop asking for more changes and get behind the bill. “Failure is not just an option,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said after the meeting.
House vote count for Trump tax bill
After negotiations on several marathon days, including the May 21 meeting at the Trump White House, Republican leaders made additional changes and enough lawmakers were involved to pass it.
“What we’re trying to do here this morning is really historic and will make all the difference in the everyday lives of hardworking Americans,” Johnson said in a floor speech just before the bill was passed.
Apart from Massey and Davidson, three other Republicans did not vote to support the law. Rep. Andy Harris of R-Maryland voted for the present. Harris is the chairman of the Freedom Caucus, a super-conservative home, and called for a significant cut in spending on the package.
David Schweicart of Arizona and Rep. Andrew Gabbarino of New York completely missed the vote.
Democrats have denounced the bill as a giveaway to the wealthy people at the expense of those who benefit from social safety net programs such as Medicaid and SNAP.
“This is a big, ugly bill that House Republicans are trying to stuff Americans’ throats under the cover of darkness,” Hakeem Jeffries, house minority leader at D-New York, said on the House floor in an early morning speech before the final vote.
Still, there’s a long way to go before it becomes law. The bill will then be sent to the Senate. The Senate has already made clear that it plans to make changes. If that happens, the two chambers will need to haveh details that will allow them to win a majority vote before sending them to Trump’s desk to sign the law.
The clock is ticking: Treasury Sec. Scott Becent warned that the US is likely to reach its debt cap in August, urging lawmakers to complete a package that raises the debt cap by $4 trillion before departing for a summer break at the end of July.
Trump urges the Senate to act quickly on Bill
Trump praised the passing of legislative homes and urged quick Senate action by highlighting priorities such as tips for American-made cars, overtime, or no tax on loan interest.
He also cited stricter border security measures, including pay raises for immigration and customs enforcement and customs border security agents.
Trump opposed the measure and cheated Democrats for supporting “open borders” and transgender participants in women’s sports.
“Now it’s time for a friend in the US Senate to get to work and send this bill to my desk as soon as possible!” Trump said in a social media post. “There’s no time to waste.”
What are the bills?
The Cleaning Team bill is expected to touch many corners of American life, from wallets and healthcare to southern borders and government bonds.
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Employment Act reduced income tax rates for all income groups, but is expected to expire at the end of 2025 as it disproportionately benefits the highest incomes. The bill will make those tax rates permanent and permanent at expected costs of over $2 trillion over the next decade.
There are no taxes on tips and overtime
The bill also implements temporary tax credits for cutting-edge wages and overtime, creates new temporary tax credits for interest on American-made automobile loans, and creates new tax credits for people over the age of 65.
7.6 million people will lose Medicaid
Medicaid, a program that provides health insurance to over 71 million low-income Americans, is undergoing major changes. This includes new work requirements for adults registered with the Medicaid expansion since December 2026, more frequent eligibility checks, and obstructing states in states targeting fraudulent immigrant children, among other provisions.
Collectively, the Medicaid proposal would save at least $625 billion, with 7.6 million Americans losing health insurance over the next decade.
At a May 20 meeting, Trump warned Republicans who wanted to squeeze out additional changes from their health insurance programs that he told them he was “not with Medicaid.”
The proposal also implements new requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as Snap or Food Stamps, which provides assistance to around 42 million Americans. This will save up to $300 billion over the next decade and move the program’s costs to the state.
Big spending on border security and missile defense
The bill would invest more than $140 billion in Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigrants, including $50 billion for border walls, $45 billion for detention centers, $8 billion for immigration officers and $14 billion for deportation.
It also partly puts around $150 billion in defense spending, including $2 billion, in creating the Trump-promoted “Golden Dome” missile defense system.
Blue State Tax Benefits, Green Energy, Vouchers
Residents of high-tax states such as New York, California and New Jersey can claim a deduction of up to $40,000 on federal revenues for taxes paid to state and local governments to earn less than $500,000. Currently, the maximum deduction is $10,000.
The bill will eliminate several green energy clauses passed under former President Joe Biden, including tax credits for electric vehicles and renewable energy, and accelerate the permits for fossil fuel projects.
Families can use billions of dollars worth of new vouchers in bulk for non-public school education, such as private schools, parochial schools, and homeschooling. Meanwhile, private universities may face new taxes due to large-scale donations.
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(This story has been updated with more information.)
