House Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill
The House Rules Committee advanced the Republican budget reconciliation bill late on May 21, 2025, sending the legislation to the floor for consideration after a meeting that stretched nearly 22 hours. The panel voted 8-4 to advance the “One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act” — including a series of last-minute changes to the sprawling measure designed to appease blue-state moderates and hardline conservatives who withheld support from the legislation.
The full House then voted 215-214 early on May 22, 2025, to pass the OBBB Act. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) joined Democrats in opposing the bill; and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) voted present. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) agreed to an increased state-and-local tax (SALT) deduction, an accelerated start to new Medicaid work requirements and a faster phase-out of clean-energy tax credits to garner the necessary support in the House.
The bill now goes to the Senate side where changes are expected to be made. Republican leaders have said they want to enact the package by July 4, 2025. Read more
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