House Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda in an early morning session on May 22.
The legislative package, totaling more than 1,000 pages, wraps in provisions that touch almost every area of federal policy and spending, ranging from tax cuts to Medicaid to the border.
Though it makes spending cuts across several sectors of the federal government, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected the bill would add $3.8 trillion to the deficit over 10 years.
Following its approval by the House—which advanced the legislation in a 215–214 party-line vote—the bill now heads to the Senate for consideration….