House Passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Securing Victory Ahead of Independence Day
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff
(Worthy News) – In a major legislative triumph for President Donald Trump and House Republicans, the House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in the early hours of July 3 by a 218-214 vote, sending the sweeping $4.5 trillion package to the president’s desk for signature just ahead of his self-imposed July 4 deadline.
The massive 940-page bill–covering everything from tax cuts and defense funding to Medicaid reform and energy policy — marks a defining milestone in President Trump’s second term and cements a wide-ranging conservative agenda that had long been stalled by political infighting and Democrat obstruction.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who spearheaded the legislative push, praised the outcome as a generational win for American taxpayers and working families.
“With one big, beautiful bill we are going to make this country stronger, safer, and more prosperous than ever before,” Johnson said. “This is a day of renewal for the American spirit.”
The final vote came after a grueling, all-night session and days of tense negotiations. A procedural vote was held open for more than five hours as GOP leaders and White House officials, including President Trump himself, worked behind the scenes to secure support from skeptical lawmakers.
Trump, who had insisted the bill be passed before Independence Day, personally lobbied members of Congress late into the night. His Truth Social post in the early morning hours–“FOR REPUBLICANS, THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY YES VOTE. RIDICULOUS!!!”–reflected the high stakes and urgency behind the effort.
In the end, only two Republicans–Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)–joined Democrats in voting against the bill.
At the heart of the legislation is a permanent extension of President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill also includes major new deductions for tipped workers, overtime pay, and seniors making under $75,000 per year. According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, these changes would result in tax savings across all income levels — $150 for low-income Americans, $1,750 for middle earners, and $10,950 for higher earners.
The bill allocates $350 billion toward national security and the president’s “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative, while surging funding to ICE and border enforcement to curb illegal immigration.
On Medicaid, the legislation introduces work requirements for able-bodied, childless adults and increased eligibility verification measures aimed at ending fraud and preserving the safety net for truly needy Americans.
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) emphasized, “We’re going after waste, fraud, and abuse. People shouldn’t be on the system who are not eligible.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made a last-ditch effort to stall the bill, using the “magic minute” rule to speak for a record-breaking 8 hours and 44 minutes. Reading from a thick binder of constituent letters, Jeffries accused Republicans of waging “trickle-down cruelty” and called the House chamber a “crime scene.”
But Republicans remained undeterred.
Speaker Johnson responded with humor, placing his own large binder on the lectern and declaring, “This is what leadership looks like. We deliver results, not rhetoric.”
Members of both the conservative and moderate wings of the GOP credited Trump with closing the deal.
“The president is the best closer in the business,” said Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), who noted Trump and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz addressed key Medicaid concerns in a July 2 White House meeting.
In a rare display of unity, the New York and California-based “SALT Caucus” also signed on after securing a provision raising the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000 for five years.
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), chair of the House Budget Committee, called the bill “the most comprehensive and consequential set of conservative reforms in modern history.”
Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger (R-Texas) echoed the sentiment:
“We delivered historic tax relief, unleashed American energy, secured the border, and cut wasteful spending. This is a win for Main Street, not the D.C. swamp.”
The bill also serves as a rebuke of the progressive policies enacted under Presidents Obama and Biden, rolling back much of the Medicaid expansion from the Affordable Care Act and repealing Biden’s green energy subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act–policies Trump has blasted as socialist overreach.
The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for signing. He is expected to hold a celebratory signing ceremony on Independence Day, framing the moment as the dawn of a “new American chapter.”
“This is not just a bill,” said Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), “It’s a return to common sense. It’s the Declaration of Economic Independence.”
With the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Republicans have delivered what many in the conservative movement are calling a modern-day Contract with America — one that returns power to the people, curbs government overreach, and reclaims American greatness.
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