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Key Points
- Donald Trump’s major tax and spending legislation has successfully passed the House of Representatives, with the vote tally being 218 to 214.
- The legislation will finance Trump’s enhanced immigration measures and provide tax cuts favoring the wealthiest individuals in America.
- Additionally, it will reduce healthcare and food assistance programs while eliminating numerous green energy incentives.
Despite apprehensions regarding the bill’s enormous 869-page cost and its impact on healthcare services, the majority of Republicans showed their support, with only two among the House’s 220 Republicans opposing it.
Every Democrat in Congress voted against it, criticising the bill as a giveaway to the wealthy that would leave millions uninsured.
A few dissenters within the party eventually aligned after Speaker Mike Johnson worked to gather support among the House representatives throughout the night.

During the enrolment ceremony of Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” House Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans celebrated with a thumbs up as the bill passed at the US Capitol on 3 July 2025. Source: Getty / Bill Clark
Republicans raced to meet that deadline, working through last weekend and holding all-night debates in the House and the Senate.
The bill passed the Senate on Tuesday in a 51-50 decision, with vice president JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
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The increased debt load created by the bill would also effectively transfer money from younger to older generations, analysts say.
The bill also sets up new tax breaks for tipped income, overtime pay, seniors and auto loans, fulfilling Trump’s campaign promises.