House Republicans successfully moved the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through the Rules Committee, with an 8-4 vote occurring late Wednesday night. The legislation, which includes significant amendments such as a drastic increase in SALT deductions, is now poised for a House vote. Speaker Mike Johnson aims for passage before Memorial Day but faces challenges from dissenting members. The bill's approval means it requires only a simple majority in the House and is structured to navigate the Senate's reconciliation process, although some senators oppose it.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been hoping to push the megabill through the House by Memorial Day before the lower chamber breaks for a one-week recess next week, but is still grappling with multiple holdouts and a razor-thin margin.
The Rules Committee's approval means that the legislative bundle only needs a simple majority to clear the House, rather than a two-thirds majority if leadership were forced to bypass the gatekeeping committee.
To get to President Trump's desk, the measure will also have to clear the Senate and has been specifically designed to take advantage of the upper chamber's reconciliation process, enabling it to bypass a Democratic filibuster, which requires 60 votes to overcome.
Several senators, such as Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), have voiced opposition to the measure in its current form.
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