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House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” early Thursday morning, capping off a dramatic overnight session and delivering a major legislative victory for the Trump administration.
The bill passed in a narrow 215-214 vote just before 7 a.m., with only two GOP defections — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., voted “present.”
“This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country!” Trump wrote on X after the vote. “The Bill includes MASSIVE Tax CUTS, No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, Tax Deductions when you purchase an American Made Vehicle, along with strong Border Security measures, Pay Raises for our ICE and Border Patrol Agents, Funding for the Golden Dome, ‘TRUMP Savings Accounts’ for newborn babies, and much more!”
The bill includes more than $1.5 trillion in spending cuts and enacts wide-ranging reforms across the federal government. Major provisions include: expanded tax relief for families and small businesses, the defunding of Planned Parenthood, and the expansion of school choice programs. The latest version of the bill includes a full ban on Medicaid funding for “gender transition” procedures, now expanded to apply to both adults and minors.
On immigration, the bill provides $150 billion for enforcement and security, funding 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, 100,000 additional detention beds, more immigration judges and prosecutors, and new resources to complete the southern border wall. It also includes reforms expected to remove 1.4 million illegal immigrants from Medicaid eligibility.
CatholicVote Vice President praised the victory Thursday, saying, “Catholics should applaud the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, which defunds Planned Parenthood, expands the Child Tax Credit, bans federal funding on trans surgeries, and expands school choice. These are solid victories despite a razor-thin GOP majority. Senate, pass this bill!”
A key breakthrough came shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday, when the House adopted the rule for floor debate in a 217-212 procedural vote. The final push was made possible by a manager’s amendment Wednesday night that met fiscal conservatives’ demands — moving up Medicaid work requirements to 2026 and raising the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000.
Originally introduced in January, the bill underwent several changes after Freedom Caucus members rejected the initial version as too weak, citing only $300 billion in deficit reduction. After securing a series of conservative policy wins, the caucus announced its support.
“This morning, Members of the House Freedom Caucus delivered the votes necessary to advance President Trump’s agenda after securing significant wins in making the reconciliation bill the most conservative version possible,” the group wrote on X.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrated the passage at a Thursday morning press conference after the vote.
“This is a big day,” Johnson said. “We said on the House floor: It’s finally morning in America again.”
“Today,” he added, “the House has passed generational, truly nation-shaping legislation to reduce spending and permanently lower taxes for families and job-creators, secure the border, unleash American energy dominance, restore peace through strength and make government work more efficiently and effectively for all Americans.”
