Trump's "big, beautiful bill:" What's in, what's out
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The Senate parliamentarian struck a 31.8% tax on litigation finance proceeds from the "big, beautiful bill" as the chamber works its way through an amendment vote-a-rama on President Trump's marquee agenda item.
Why it matters: Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is still ruling on aspects of the mega tax and spending cut package as Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plows ahead to meet Trump's July 4 deadline.
- The Senate, which narrowly adopted a motion to proceed to the bill late Saturday, is targeting a passage vote as soon as Monday night following a slew of votes on amendments, most of which will not be adopted.
- House Republican leaders are tentatively planning on a Wednesday vote to send the bill to Trump.
What's in:
- A revision to the Medicaid provider tax, which includes a fund to aid states' efforts to improve health care access for rural residents,
- Tweaked language revoking Medicare eligibility for certain non-citizen immigrants.
- A tweaked provision to pass food aid costs on to states by forcing them to share expenses for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
- A new version of the GOP proposal to hollow out funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- A Republican proposal to place what's now being branded a "temporary pause" on state laws regulating AI.
Yes, but: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) plans to offer an amendment to strike a temporary pause on states passing AI regulations.
- It is likely to be adopted, given that other Republicans, including Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), also are unhappy with the measure.
What's out:
- A revised version of a new tax on the litigation finance industry proposed by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), one of two Republicans firmly opposed to the bill. Tillis announced Sunday he would not seek reelection next year.
- A proposal making gun silencers more easily accessible.
- A school voucher program section intended to help subsidize private and religious schools.
- Provisions meant to block the use of Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care and to severely limit non-citizen immigrants from receiving Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP coverage.
- Proposed restrictions on the ability of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions and temporary restraining orders.
- An effort to repeal an EPA rule limiting air pollution emissions of passenger vehicles.
- A provision allowing project developers to bypass judicial environmental reviews if they pay a fee.
- A modified version of the REINS Act, which would increase congressional power over major regulations. It was a top priority for Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Republican leadership.
- Language to expand state and local officers' ability to carry out immigration enforcement and limits on grant funding for "sanctuary cities."
Reconciliation bill provisions must be ruled budget-related for the passage threshold to be 51 instead of 60 votes.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.
