5 parts of Trump's budget bill that risk being axed by Senate rules

• But GOP leader John Thune is at the mercy of Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who is the final decision-maker if a given provision can pass the "Byrd bath," named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.).
• The process Senate Republicans are using only allows for budget-related items in the bill, in exchange for being able to pass with just 51 votes. Any policies deemed unrelated to the budget will be excised.
• Top Senate Dems are planning an aggressive push to strip out a wide array of policies from the reconciliation package, sources told Axios.

Zoom in: Sources from both parties pointed to these issues as some of the likely major fights to come in the Senate over the reconciliation package.

1. The REINS Act would significantly boost congressional authority to review and stop federal regulations. Republicans are expecting a fight to convince the parliamentarian that it is budget-related, sources told Axios.
2. Gender-affirming care: The House bill would prevent the use of Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care. Democrats plan to argue this is more about a political agenda than making changes to the federal budget.
3. AI moratorium: The House bill includes a 10-year ban on state laws regulating artificial intelligence.
4. Energy permitting: The House-passed bill includes an expedited permitting process for certain natural gas energy pipeline projects, capping all federal and state review periods to a maximum of one year.
5. Immigration fees: Democrats may also try to push back on the bill's major fees for asylum seekers, arguing it is more about deterrence than a genuine revenue raiser.