'Big beautiful bill' passes final vote in House; moves to Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s "big beautiful bill" passed its second vote in the House on Thursday after a rocky few days in Congress.
Bill passed ahead of July 4 deadline
What's next:
President Trump is now expected to sign it into law, possibly on July 4.
What’s in the new ‘big, beautiful’ bill?
Big picture view:
The 940-page "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," as it is now formally titled, cuts spending on Medicaid, food stamps and other programs as a way to help cover the cost of extending tax cuts.
The spending bill’s priority is $4.5 trillion in tax breaks passed in President Donald Trump's first term, in 2017, that would expire if Congress failed to act, along with new ones. This includes allowing workers to deduct tips and overtime pay, and a $6,000 deduction for most older adults earning less than $75,000 a year.
File: A view of the U.S. Capitol building on June 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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There's also a $350-billion investment in national security and Trump's deportation agenda and to help develop the "Golden Dome" defensive system over the U.S.
To neutralize the costs of lost tax revenue, the spending bill includes $1.2 trillion in cutbacks to Medicaid healthcare and food stamps, largely by imposing new work requirements, including for some parents and older people, and a massive rollback of green energy investments.
According to the Associated Press, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the spending package will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over the next decade and 11.8 million more people will go without health coverage.
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The backstory:
A marathon session in the Senate that began over the weekend featured intense negotiations, a 16-hour read-through of the bill and over 24 hours of voting on amendments. The bill only passed when Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.
That was followed by a lengthy House vote to reconcile the two versions of the bills and then a record-setting speech on the House floor by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that served to delay, but not prevent, the bill's adoption.
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The Source: Information in this article was taken from the results of a House vote on July 3, 2025. Background information was taken from The Associated Press and FOX News. This story was reported from Detroit.