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July 1, 2025 - Senate passes Trump’s agenda bill after marathon voting session
- Leinz Vales, Maureen Chowdhury and Tori B. Powell, CNN
- Jul 1
- 2 min read
The Senate narrowly pushed through Trump's megabill. Catch up on how it happened
After more than 24 hours of painstaking negotiations over changes to President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package, Senate Republicans narrowly passed the bill with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
The progress at times appeared to be in flux, even hours before the final vote. The burst of movement from the Senate GOP came after a full 24 hours of intense negotiating between Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Vance and GOP holdouts, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
The legislation now moves to the House, where it faces a high-stakes vote and Speaker Mike Johnson has a slim majority.
Here’s are the latest headlines:
Trump reacts: “Wow, music to my ears,” Trump said when a reporter broke the news to him. While visiting a new migrant detention facility in Florida, Trump projected easy passage of his megabill in the House, downplaying concerns about Americans who might lose health care coverage and suggesting instead the measure would only eliminate waste from government programs.
House reassures commitment to pass bill: GOP leaders in the House reiterated their commitment to pass the bill, saying in a statement after it passed the Senate that they planned to “consider the bill immediately for final passage and put it on President Trump’s desk by the Fourth of July.”
Three Republicans break rank: GOP Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins and Thom Tillis voted “no” with Democrats on the legislation. Collins said in a lengthy statement that she voted against the bill “primarily” because of her concerns about Medicaid cuts. “While I continue to support the tax relief I voted for in 2017, I could not support these Medicaid changes and other issues,” she wrote in a thread on X. And Sen. Lisa Murkowski — who voted to approve the bill after intense negotiations with GOP leaders — told reporters afterward that she is not happy with the measure and hopes the House sends it back.
Amendments adopted and struck: The Senate adopted several GOP-led amendments to Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill.
Sen. Joni Ernst’s amendment bars federal funds from being used for unemployment benefits for individuals whose wages are at least $1 million.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn struck language from the bill that would have blocked state and local governments from enforcing their own artificial intelligence regulations for 10 years.
Sen. John Kennedy’s amendment accelerates Medicaid eligibility verification by a year.
The bill also drops a proposed excise tax on wind and solar projects and adjusts energy tax credits to better support those industries.
Senate Republicans also doubled the rural hospital fund, a key priority for centrists.
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It’s fascinating to see how closely divided the Senate was over Trump’sc One, Big, Beautiful Bill. The tight negotiations, along with last-minute amendments on healthcare and tech regulations, show just how complex passing major legislation can be. I wonder how the House will handle the pressure now, especially since some Republican senators still have concerns. Reading all this politics almost feels as unpredictable as playing Funny Shooter 2