What made it into the Senate’s final ‘big, beautiful bill’ and what didn’t

Published July 1, 2025 4:10pm ET



After weeks of infighting, last-minute rewrites, and a marathon vote-a-rama, Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill on Tuesday, setting up a final showdown in the House

Vice President JD Vance cast the tiebreaking vote after three Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Rand Paul (R-KY), broke ranks to oppose the bill. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers trillions in tax cuts while slashing funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and clean energy. It also includes a host of conservative priorities, ranging from abortion restrictions to expanded fossil fuel development.

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