House Passes Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' Amid Controversy
The House narrowly passed a $3.8 trillion bill that extends Trump's tax cuts and implements significant cuts to Medicaid and food assistance.
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Overview
The House of Representatives passed the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' early Thursday, a $3.8 trillion package that extends Trump's tax cuts and implements cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. The bill, which passed by a narrow 215-214 vote, includes key provisions such as raising the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000 and accelerating Medicaid work requirements to 2026. Despite internal GOP divisions, Speaker Mike Johnson expressed confidence in the bill's passage. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill could lead to 8.6 million people losing health care coverage over the next decade.
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Analysis
- The articles present a mix of neutral, negative, and positive tones regarding recent legislation.
- Concerns about social program cuts and impacts on vulnerable populations are prevalent in several articles.
- Republican divisions and internal challenges are highlighted, reflecting a complex political landscape.
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"…The successful vote, with one GOP lawmaker voting present, sends the reconciliation bill to the Senate, where the Republican majority is expected to revise the legislation over the next month or longer."
ABC News·2M·"…The legislation would implement work requirements for adults enrolled in Medicaid expansion and increase the frequency of eligibility checks to ensure people still qualify for the program."
USA TODAY·2M·"…Five House Republicans didn’t join their fellow GOP colleagues supporting the legislative package packed with President Donald Trump’s priorities, while Democrats unanimously opposed the bill that will swell the national debt and add work requirements to Medicaid."
USA TODAY·2M·"…Republicans made several eleventh-hour changes to their massive tax cut and immigration bill as they tried to win over GOP holdouts and pass the bill through the House."
ABC News·2M·"…House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda, approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities."
ABC News·2M·"…The sweeping package included a series of last-minute changes to appease factions of GOP holdouts whose votes are essential in the slim House majority."
NBC News·2M·"…The measure cleared a critical hurdle — a procedural vote to begin debate on the massive budget package."
CBS News·2M·"…The committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor with final passage possibly in the early morning hours."
Associated Press·2M·"…The committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor with final passage possibly in the early morning hours."
ABC News·2M·"…The committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor with final passage possibly in the early morning hours."
Associated Press·2M·"…The committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor with final passage possibly in the early morning hours."
NPR·2M·"…The committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor with final passage possibly in the early morning hours."
NBC News·2M·"…The GOP is far from unified around the bill, which they earlier had said they hoped to move to a vote on Wednesday."
USA TODAY·2M·"…The GOP is far from unified around the bill, which they earlier had said they hoped to move to a vote on Wednesday."
ABC News·2M·"…Members of the House Freedom Caucus will meet President Donald Trump at 3 p.m. on May 21 to attempt finalization of the Republican megabill, which fiscal conservatives have slowed over objections to spending levels."
ABC News·2M·"…Members of the House Freedom Caucus will meet President Donald Trump at 3 p.m. on May 21 to attempt finalization of the Republican megabill, which fiscal conservatives have slowed over objections to spending levels."
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The bill extends Trump's tax cuts, raises the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000, accelerates Medicaid work requirements to 2026, and cuts funding for Medicaid and food assistance programs.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill could result in 8.6 million people losing health care coverage over the next decade due to the Medicaid cuts and work requirement changes.
The bill passed narrowly in the House with a 215-214 vote, indicating significant divisions within the Republican party, although Speaker Mike Johnson expressed confidence in the bill's passage.
The bill raises the SALT deduction cap to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000 and permanently extends and enhances estate and gift tax exemption amounts, increasing them to $15 million for single filers and $30 million for married couples in 2026, with inflation indexing thereafter.
The bill establishes a new tax credit for donations to scholarship-granting organizations, limited to $5,000 per individual annually, supporting education funding through charitable contributions.
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