Trump tax bill advances toward Thursday vote on passage in US House

22/5/2025 17:01

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill cleared a crucial hurdle on Thursday, as the House of Representatives voted roughly along party lines to begin a debate that would lead to a vote on passage later in the morning.



The bill would extend Trump's signature 2017 tax cuts, create new tax breaks for tipped income and auto loans, end many green-energy subsidies and boost spending on the military and immigration enforcement. It would also tighten eligibility for food and health programs that serve millions of low-income Americans.



The proposed legislation - which Trump nicknamed "one big beautiful bill" - would raise the U.S. debt limit by $3.8 trillion to $36.2 trillion U.S. over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.



Lawmakers voted 217-212 to begin a floor debate on the legislation during a rare pre-dawn session that featured choruses of cheers and boos between party members. A single Republican lawmaker, fiscal hawk Thomas Massie, joined Democrats in opposition.



They were due to vote again to pass the measure later in the morning and send it on to the Republican-led Senate, which would likely take weeks to act.