(NewsNation) — The House voted 215-214 to pass President Donald Trump’s lengthy tax-cut bill early Thursday morning after marathon overnight meetings and eleventh-hour changes.
Two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio — voted against the legislation. House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., answered present.
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will now head to the Senate, where it’s likely to face another uphill battle.
Trump commends House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republicans on Truth Social
Thursday’s vote marks a major win for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who criticized the media and Democrats for doubting his ability to pass the “generational, nation-shaping legislation.”
“We look forward to the Senate’s timely consideration of this once-in-a-generation legislation and stand ready to continue our work together to deliver The One Big Beautiful Bill to the President’s desk,” Johnson said in a statement.
On his Truth Social platform, Trump commended Johnson, House leadership and “every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill!”
Last-minute changes helped get Trump bill passed in House
The massive bill faced multiple last-minute alterations catering to Republican holdouts, including quadrupling the cap on state and local tax deductions for some households and speeding up the implementation of new work requirements for some Medicaid beneficiaries.
Those revisions were unveiled just before an overnight session to debate and vote on the bill kicked off Wednesday.
Republicans needed just about every vote they could get to secure the cornerstone piece of Trump’s agenda.
Trump has touted the plan, which is more than 1,000 pages long, as his “one big, beautiful bill” and the “biggest tax cut in the history of our country.” Under the legislation, the Defense Department would get a $150 billion hike, and the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program would lose $267 billion over 10 years.
Analysis finds the lowest-income households would see resources drop
An analysis from the Congressional Budget Office found that the lowest-income households in the United States would see their resources drop under the proposal.
The office also predicted Trump’s budget would increase federal deficits by $3.8 trillion over the next decade.
Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries called Republicans “a rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme agenda” during his Thursday morning remarks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.