House passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' in marathon overnight session

[nitpicked]

Source: Bloomberg radio then The Hill

(updated with link)

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5313198-house-passes-trump-big-beautiful-bill/

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Use CNBC's

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/22/rump-tax-bill-passes-the-house-advances-to-senate.html

Trump tax bill clears the House in a victory for Republicans, advances to Senate

[nitpicked]

2. The Hill confirms

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5313198-house-passes-trump-big-beautiful-bill/

House Republicans on Thursday morning passed a sweeping bill full of President Trump’s legislative priorities, kicking off what is expected to be a bitter battle with the Senate over achieving key parts of the White House’s policy agenda.

The chamber cleared the sprawling package in a 215-214 early-morning vote after days of marathon meetings, intense negotiations that spanned both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, and a series of last-minute changes to the bill, which were crucial in coalescing Republicans around the measure.


In the end, just two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — opposed the legislation. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) voted “present.”

The bill — titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” adopting Trump’s slogan for the measure — extends the tax cuts enacted by the president in 2017; boosts funding for border, deportation, and national defense priorities; imposes reforms, like beefed-up work requirements, on Medicaid that are projected to result in millions of low-income individuals losing health insurance; rolls back green energy tax incentives; and increases the debt limit by $4 trillion, among many other provisions.
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[BumRushDaShow]

3. Update your OP with one of them

AP and The Guardian both had breaking news banners on this too.

(ETA - update your OP title to match the article headline or this will get locked)

[bdamomma]

5. Crap

2 repigs opposed the bill????? The others are "all in" with the felon, sickening. But it goes to the Senate, I hope it doesn't pass.

[serbbral]

24. It will. Unfortunately

[bdamomma]

42. Maybe

it won't. let's be hopeful.

[Walleye]

4. The news people will keep saying, "big beautiful bill" all day long

[BumRushDaShow]

8. As I found out - THAT is what they named the bill!

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

[Walleye]

14. I think the mental age average in this country is five years old

[BumRushDaShow]

17. If that.

A 3 year old can and will talk like that (and has temper tantrums too).

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. Fat, Ugly Decree.

[everyonematters]

6. Did it have the Medicaid cuts?

[Bengus81]

10. Yep....and SNAP. BILLIONS in cuts so the ultra RICH can have their massive tax cut.

So...are all those Republicans in the Senate going to vote for this shit??

[blogslug]

7. It passed by 1 vote

[pimpbot]

12. Doesnt help one of our reps died yesterday

Not blaming this on him but we really need to examine this problem. Ever since RBG held on to the hopes Clinton was going to win in 2016, we've had issues with our representatives dying in office.

I'm sure in this case had we had one more vote, one of the MAGAs would have flipped to a yes or present.

[MotownPgh]

31. They do that by design to allow the

bill to pass but those voting against can tell their constituents it wasn't them that hurt the voter. It's all prearranged.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Republicans and Hooverites have been waiting for this moment since 1938

That's when FDR's Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 passed. It was his biggest bill and included provisions on minimum wage, outlawed child labor, and set working conditions.

Hoover and Heritage are bff's still, no?

[Chasstev365]

11. OK: Game On!

Two simple messages for the Democrats in the 2026 midterms to be repeated by all:

It's Robin Hood in Reverse:

Republicans litetally voted to steal from YOU to give the Uber rich more taxcuts

You have the power to end this madness by voting out all Republicans in November!

[nitpicked]

13. House passes Trump's deficit-swelling tax bill, with big Medicaid changes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/22/house-passes-trump-bill-congress/83747173007/

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered income tax rates for all income groups but disproportionately benefitted the highest earners, is set to expire at the end of 2025. The bill would make those tax rates permanent at an expected cost of more than $2 trillion over the next 10 years.

The GOP budget proposal would make tips tax-exempt.
The bill would also implement temporary tax breaks for tipped wages and overtime, create a new temporary deduction for the interest on loans for American-made cars, and create a new tax deduction for people over age 65. Children under 8 years old could also benefit from a new "Trump" savings account seeded with $1,000 from the federal government.

7.6 million would lose Medicaid
Medicaid, the program that provides health insurance to more than 71 million low-income Americans, would undergo big changes. That includes new work requirements for adults enrolled in Medicaid expansion beginning in December of 2026, more frequent eligibility checks, and disincentives for states to cover unauthorized migrant children, among other provisions. Collectively, the Medicaid proposal would save at least $625 billion and cause 7.6 million Americans to lose their health insurance over the next 10 years, according to initial estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The proposal would also implement new requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, which provides assistance to around 42 million Americans. That would save up to $300 billion over the next ten years and shift more of the cost of the program to states.
((more at link))

[progree]

15. I'm wondering if the nuclear subsidies were cut as well --

Nuclear power ‘dead in its tracks’ with House GOP tax bill, advocates warn, 5/15/25 (that's a week ago already)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127182610

[sinkingfeeling]

16. R.I.P. America

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Stock market futures began dropping then. . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. And now they've rebounded on steady jobs data just out. PMI data coming in about 45 minutes after open. . . nt

[Emile]

20. Now a simple majority in the Senate and it will pass.

[angrychair]

21. Given how Senate Democrats have been voting

I have no doubt at this point some will vote for it. At this point I'd consider the Senate lost.

[Emile]

22. That's why we need new leadership.

[AllaN01Bear]

23. ok. id love to see those brass hats loose their fancy perks etc and id love to see the corps

loose all the subdies they get esp thiir hangars on , musk and friends. alas . sigh umbriago, wont happen
a friend of mine who voted for '''' the first time , had a dream and fear of living i n a card board box on the side walk, may come true . welcome to the meanest place on earth. and u want to come here . ya gotta be kidding.

[MayReasonRule]

25. The Continuing Resolution Was THE Key Way To Have Blocked This

The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR.

Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.

— Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) 2025-05-22T00:48:15.088Z

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
• Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
• Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii
• Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois
• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
• Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
• Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
• Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
• Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats

Each voted in favor of the Continuing Resolution.

[Clouds Passing]

26. The Leopards are coming.......

[sakabatou]

28. People are going to die if this bill passes.

[LisaL]

29. That appears to be a feature, not a bug.

NT

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. They are again pushing the "Economy will grow out of the deficit" bullshit pushed since Reagan. . . . nt

[Initech]

39. Republicans are literally giving all the money to the least deserving people on earth.

They are destroying this country and everything that makes the United States the United States. Time for all of them to go. They must be completely wiped out in 2026.

[hadEnuf]

40. If things are that bad there won't be any midterms.

We are dealing with a dictator in every sense of the word. It HAS happened here.

[AllaN01Bear]

32. continuing rayguns work. hem

[Grins]

33. The vote was 215-214.

One. Vote.

Every Democrat voted "No!"
Every Democrat voted against boosting the national debt Republicans only say they hate.
Every Democrat voted to protect the social safety net.
Every Democrat needs to remind voters what REPUBLICANS, and only REPUBLICANS, did.

[CaptainTruth]

35. Loudly & repeatedly!!!

[hadEnuf]

41. The Republicans will never be of any help.

I think they've proven that many times over. They can be counted on to be in lockstep with everything Trump wants. The one or two strays that pop up mean nothing. Their own party will take care of them.

This is where we are at. We'd better start thinking outside of the box if we are going to save anything.

[CountAllVotes]

34. This also will affect the disabled

Some people are born disabled. Others can become disabled at any point in their lives like I did at the age of 39. I just got on Medi-Cal/Medicaid Partnership last year (better late than never!).

Shame on these greedy freaks that voted for this "Big Beautiful Bill". It sucks as much as dump does.

& recommend.

[Bayard]

36. Big Bad Bill

Any hope the Senate won't pass it?

[Tarzanrock]

37. 7,500,000 Americans will lose Medicaid.

Tens of millions of Americans in families will go hungry from the loss of Food Stamp benefits. Millions will unnecessarily die for lack of affordable medical care and treatment. The human suffering will be horrendous well beyond our imagination. This is what these evil, monstrous Republican Nazis did to America! Never forget this evil. Never vote for any Republican again. Never!

[Initech]

44. MAGA, Fox, and Heritage need to be completely driven from power.

Then we need to make sure this nightmare never happens again!

[Initech]

38. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

They can go shove this fucking "big beautiful bill" straight up their big beautiful asses!

[BootinUp]

43. Party like it's 1999!

[red dog 1]

45. IMHO, the Senate will vote to make changes to this POS "Beautiful Bill"

I think they will delete the tax cuts for millionaires and may or may not approve the Medicaid/Medicare cuts.

[Gimpyknee]

46. The only time Republicans are concerned about the deficit is when Democrats control Congress.

[Montauk6]

47. You know what's REALLY sad and frustrating about this...?

So many--TOO many--folks will view this as the government killing the economy, more destruction out of Washington, etc.; instead of REPUBLICANS doing this, REPUBLICANS destroying the country, THAT SIDE of the aisle making Americans suffer.

And through that fog and the passage of time, the GQP will always be given another chance.

PLEASE make me wrong!