House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveiled an amendment to the Republican megabill on May 21, tailored to satisfy objections from fiscal conservatives and moderates in the Republican conference and allow passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Dubbed a “manager’s amendment” in Capitol Hill parlance, the changes were unveiled following a marathon 19-hour debate in the House Rules Committee on the legislation. Its release followed a day of hurried negotiations between Trump, Johnson, and conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus.
The amendment makes consequential changes to several key components of the bill, including the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction and Medicaid….